After we explored some villages of the pre-Pyrenees by car, I decided to spend the following couple days exploring some more on foot. I had been especially eager to go into the hills on the opposite side of the main road since it is an area that would be completely new to me, and I noticed on our maps that the GR 15 runs through that area.
Month: April 2022
The first day of the Semana Santa (Easter) holidays, we explored ancient villages and new trails at the base of the Pyrenees.
What does it mean to have an unsuccessful hike? Running has objective measures of success and even the DNF or did not finish. But what about hiking? If you are doing a hike to a specific destination, I suppose not making it there could be considered a DNF, but you still went hiking, right?
As I mentioned last week in my winter’s lament, I have recently started training for a 50k, which is part of my goals for this year. I’m about three weeks in, just starting the fourth week, which is thankfully a down week, and I’m so incredibly full of energy. But why a 50k?