urn:wd:wdlabs.com:atom1:twilight Your Home For Snappy Repartee 應龍 urn:wd:wdlabs.com:atom1:twilight:20070809.1637 2007-08-09T20:37:00 2007-08-09T20:37:00 2007-08-09T20:37:00 <center><a href="http://www.wdlabs.com/twilight/media/0708/breakneck1.kmz"> <img src="http://www.wdlabs.com/twilight/media/0708/breakneck1.jpg" border="0" /> <br/> (click to see in Google Earth) </a></center> <p> I was up for a challenge, so first thing today I drove to the foot of Breakneck Ridge, armed with nothing other than a small bottle of water. It was about 8am when I got there and it hadn’t gotten hot yet. The last time I attempted this hike, I was so out of shape that I gave up and returned. I wasn’t sure how I would be today, because I really haven’t been hiking since <a href="http://www.wdlabs.com/twilight/entry/20061014.1434">I did the Great Northern Trail</a> from Cowan to Brooklyn (the one in Australia, not the one in New York). As you can see from this graph, the assent is quite steep:</p> <center> <img src="http://www.wdlabs.com/twilight/media/0708/breakneck1.png" border="0" /> </center> <p> There is a tree at about 550 feet that I like to make it to without stopping, figuring if I can do that I can’t be doing too badly. I made it there no problem. The hike was exhilarating. I felt so good about it, that I am now thinking of doing the somewhat longer Breakneck Ridge loop next week.</p>