Monday, April 21, 2014
Easy days to come (hopefully)
The blisters in rocking right now are the worst I've ever had. I'm hiking with a couple (Jae and lizz) and lizz happens to be a nurse. She helped me fix them up. I also had the best side trail I've taken today that had a couple waterfalls at the bottom of the hill. It was a nice place to rest my feet and it boosted my mood to power through the rest of the day. Also, about five minutes after the falls I saw my first nude hiker. A tad awkward walking past him on a trail that is only wide enough for one person. Overall, pretty exciting day.
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Hi Aaron, my sister just sent me a link to your blog. I look forward to following your journey. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm going to try to get at least one post with a picture every day.
DeleteGood Luck Aaron! People are cheering you on!
ReplyDeleteThe following works for us in 2006. Clean blisters, open them up, fill with zinc oxide containing ointment, protect with duct tape. This heals blisters on the trail 2-3 times faster than leaving them alone. Use good quality tape, such as gorilla tape, otherwise you will be adjusting the tape every few miles. Also after 300 miles I found that my feet "grew" almost 2 sizes. Getting larger shoes realm helped eliminate blisters. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice. I'm in Julian right now but the town shuts down at 6 lol I'll be looking for a new pair of shoes tomorrow and maybe some foot powder. I scored so sick liners that I've been using as socks and they're helped a ton
DeleteAwesome, I found liner socks to be a godsend. When hot spots start to develop on your feet, preemptively put some duct tape on to prevent the blisters. Good luck with the shoes.
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