I would suppose it is high time for me to update my own blog. Recently a couple guys and I decided to put together a baseball blog. Seems fitting. That is about all I watch from April to September so I might as well do something mildly stimulating to my mind and vocabulary by writing about it.
So at last I blogged I was about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime in Utah. After looking over the BOSS (Boulder Outdoor Survival School) information for about 3 years I had the chance to take the plunge and do it. It was a week long from a Sunday to a Saturday morning but it felt like about 387 straight days. To say that it was a difficult physical and metal undertaking is like saying that WWII was a bit of a skirmish. Despite getting physically in solid shape for a good six weeks prior I was quickly filleted of my belief that I was ready.
I won't divulge details so that those that might read this and are thinking of taking the challenge miss out on the "surprises". Let me list out some of the experiences: got dehydrated, vomited, stung by wasps, stung by fire ants, lost 9 lbs in 6 days, hiked 80 miles, hiked/walked 31 miles in one day and in the dark, hiked regularly in the dark, slept on the ground, slept on the ground with no blanket, drank water that looked like Pig Pen took a bath in it, drank more water with tadpoles and mosquito larva in it, made fire, got rained on, dodged a flash flood in a canyon, made GORP (Good Ole Raisins & Peanuts) a meal, went 44 hours without food, slogged through rivers, climbed at death defying heights, and finally used duct tape as blister first aid.
Yeah it was hard. And not really fun. But it was good. The people were good, the scenery was amazing, and the skills I learned were awesome. But mostly I can say I did it.
