After months of begging, I have finally been allowed to post a special guest report. This blog is pretty cool, but it has always been missing one thing: the mind of an engineer. So I'm going to make this is as efficient as possible. It's all about numbers, people. I heart math.
Destination: Silver Run Peak, Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana
Depart Billings: 6:20 am
Depart Trailhead: 7:45 am, Elev. 7,642 ft
Summit: 3:00 pm, Elev. 12,500 ft
Arrive Trailhead: 8:50 pm
Arrive Billings: 10:30 pm
Door-step to Door-step: 16 hrs 10 min
Total Hiking Time: 13 hrs 5 min
Total Elevation Gain: 4,858 ft
Total Distance: 18.1 miles
Rewards:
Elk: 50+
Mountain Goats: 18
Moose: 3 (1 Bull, 2 ladies)
Rainbows: 2
Alpine Flowers: TMTC (too many to count)
Victory Dance: 1
Cost:
Sunburns:
Evan: 2 (legs)
Holly: 3 (legs, arm)
Mosquito Bites:
Evan: 34+ (some are hidden beneath the sunburn)
Holly: 0 (she needs to be studied by science)
Mental Meltdowns:
Evan: 1 (cause: lots of mosquitoes, yet no repellent)
Holly: 5 (cause: Evan acting like a high school football coach, "Pick those knees up!")
Blisters: 0
People Seen on Trail: 4
Spiders: TMTC
Snowstorms: 1
Rain/Thunderstorms: 3
Hailstorms: 1
And that pretty much sums it up. Thanks for the love.
-e
