The Second-Most-Ridiculous Hike We’ve Ever Taken jerrytowler.com

@jatowler I like defining these things by how ridiculous they are - good work! 🤘

@jatowler To be fair, I would expect “national forest” to provide shade.

@dfr Thanks! I was surprisingly challenged, when I wrote that title, to rank the hikes we’ve taken that were, in retrospect, ridiculous.

By the way, I see you’re Auckland-based; we’ll be in Queenstown next week! Sadly not doing the Milford Track. 🇳🇿

@dwalbert Indeed! I have since learned that Lincoln National Forest has many, many miles of awesome hikes that are entirely shaded, and we’ve walked many of them.

But the path around that lake has no shade at all.

@jatowler But at least you were smiling 😀

@pratik Such a positive perspective!

Most trail days are good days. This day, we just couldn’t handle it. 😃

@jatowler now I wonder what was the most ridiculous one? And good on you to turn around – not sure whether my brain would have allowed that.

@V_ Oh it was a doozy. I’m sure I’ll write it up here eventually.

I also wouldn’t have had the awareness and will to turn around, but there were three other, smarter, people with me.

@jatowler I actually live in Tauranga but came up to Auckland for shopping! Have you been to Queenstown before? It’s absolutely.. well, ridiculous!

@dfr Oh, sorry for my mistake; I shouldn’t have assumed.

I was in Queenstown in January for a conference. Got to see Milford Sound and drink some Central Otago wines. But I think skiing will be better this time around! 🎿