{"id":6153,"date":"2011-07-21T06:47:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T11:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=6153"},"modified":"2011-07-21T06:48:33","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T11:48:33","slug":"where-would-you-hike-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2011\/07\/21\/where-would-you-hike-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Where would you hike this weekend?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on hiking in the heat<\/a>, how about y’all passing along where you’d hike this weekend if it were up to you. <\/p>\n

And consider this a challenge to all you lurkers in RSS feed land (we love you madly by the way.. .did you know Two-Heel Drive has amassed nearly 6,000 RSS subscriptions over the past six years?) to take a moment and add a comment. It won’t give you the flu, you know. <\/p>\n

In North Carolina, about the only place to catch a break from the heat is atop one of our peaks above 5,000 feet. Grandfather Mountain<\/a> and Mount Mitchell<\/a> spring to mind. Just get your hiking done before the afternoon thunderstorms roll in. <\/p>\n

But to get back to spirit of my opening sentence: where would you go in a perfect world free of impediments — if Scotty could beam you to the trailhead? Typing that makes me think a hike on Mars would utterly kick ass, but let’s confine it to this planet before Patagonia comes out with a tunic that color-coordinates with the Martian surface. <\/p>\n

To get everybody in the mood, here’s a pic I took at Zion National Park a few summers back. <\/p>\n

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As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on hiking in the heat, how about y’all passing along where you’d hike this weekend if it were up to you. And consider this a challenge to all you lurkers in RSS feed land…<\/p>\n

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