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I got my arse kicked ...
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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 845176" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>If I was your age, I'd be a ++++e.....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>Last year I trudged around the mesa's in NM with one of our group thats half my age and I prepped for it for months...walking the dog for miles, trudging in plowed fields with a pack loaded with bottled water (and rifle) thank goodness for the bottled water btw.</p><p> </p><p>..and it kicked my butt, big time. Not that altitude, I thought that would be the issue, it wasn't (I'm a flatlander, it's basically flat here in Michigan, joke is the only hills are the freeway off ramps....</p><p> </p><p>It was the climbing in the hardscrabble and the sidehilling, but I did it. I was the first one to bed in the evening and the last to get up (usually). Tom (the hunter I was hiking with) made a comment to the effect that I didn't do too bad for an old fart. I was honored in as much as Tom is a Dahl Sheep hunter. He's used to being a human 4 wheel drive....</p><p> </p><p>No leg cramps (was worried about that but drank plenty of water all the time) and nothing else detrimental to speak of except a week of solid Mexican food. The result was less than solid.</p><p> </p><p>Glad I left the 338 lapua in the rifle case at the camp. I'd never make it carrying that tank around. I did shoot it a couple times and our guide wanted to shoot it, said he'd never fired a 338 lapua. He got his chance. His comment was "That **** thing is heavy"... I agree.</p><p> </p><p>We all usually whitetail hunt here or in Ohio and none of that is overly strenuous. Altitude is low and distances are short.</p><p> </p><p>I'd do it again in a minute and probably will later this winter.</p><p> </p><p>You only live once, better enjoy it.</p><p> </p><p>You still need a motor on that bike....lol</p><p> </p><p>Get yourself a dog, a leash and go for long walks preferrably in plowed fields. Mouldboard only, chisel don't count.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 845176, member: 39764"] If I was your age, I'd be a ++++e.....:D Last year I trudged around the mesa's in NM with one of our group thats half my age and I prepped for it for months...walking the dog for miles, trudging in plowed fields with a pack loaded with bottled water (and rifle) thank goodness for the bottled water btw. ..and it kicked my butt, big time. Not that altitude, I thought that would be the issue, it wasn't (I'm a flatlander, it's basically flat here in Michigan, joke is the only hills are the freeway off ramps.... It was the climbing in the hardscrabble and the sidehilling, but I did it. I was the first one to bed in the evening and the last to get up (usually). Tom (the hunter I was hiking with) made a comment to the effect that I didn't do too bad for an old fart. I was honored in as much as Tom is a Dahl Sheep hunter. He's used to being a human 4 wheel drive.... No leg cramps (was worried about that but drank plenty of water all the time) and nothing else detrimental to speak of except a week of solid Mexican food. The result was less than solid. Glad I left the 338 lapua in the rifle case at the camp. I'd never make it carrying that tank around. I did shoot it a couple times and our guide wanted to shoot it, said he'd never fired a 338 lapua. He got his chance. His comment was "That **** thing is heavy"... I agree. We all usually whitetail hunt here or in Ohio and none of that is overly strenuous. Altitude is low and distances are short. I'd do it again in a minute and probably will later this winter. You only live once, better enjoy it. You still need a motor on that bike....lol Get yourself a dog, a leash and go for long walks preferrably in plowed fields. Mouldboard only, chisel don't count. [/QUOTE]
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