07-12-2021, 09:14 AM
Still dehydrated - wicked cotton mouth - and still a tad bit sore but recovering. Those aches are fading quickly as I return to the mundane world.
The hike to Rancheria was harsh. It started out fine but that heat - 90s+ and the grunt up granite roughly hewn stairs (granite is reflective and just exacerbates the heat) was a killer. Both Greg and I were seriously considering turning around.
Rancheria was okay - a backpackers' camp and there were several others nearby - one dude who plopped his tent right on the trail to access the water. I only saw the falls from a distance.
I didn't care to hike anymore. I was seriously hurting and dealing with a lot of dizziness. My medication changed just prior to the pandemic. It makes me lightheaded when I stand up quickly. Now it was making me lightheaded after a dozen steps or so. Plus I was cramping, despite the massive infusion of powdered electrolytes.
The hike to Tiltill was the shortest and the worst for me.
The hike to Rancheria was harsh. It started out fine but that heat - 90s+ and the grunt up granite roughly hewn stairs (granite is reflective and just exacerbates the heat) was a killer. Both Greg and I were seriously considering turning around.
Rancheria was okay - a backpackers' camp and there were several others nearby - one dude who plopped his tent right on the trail to access the water. I only saw the falls from a distance.
I didn't care to hike anymore. I was seriously hurting and dealing with a lot of dizziness. My medication changed just prior to the pandemic. It makes me lightheaded when I stand up quickly. Now it was making me lightheaded after a dozen steps or so. Plus I was cramping, despite the massive infusion of powdered electrolytes.
The hike to Tiltill was the shortest and the worst for me.
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