mmm042
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- VDLP 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
Hi.
All of my long-distance hiking to date has been along the Via de la Plata. That's about to change this Saturday, when I'm going to do a thru-hike of the Ice Age Trail, one of America's 11 National Scenic Trails. The IAT is 1,200 miles, all within Wisconsin (my home state), and traces the edge of the last glaciation.
I'm going to try out some new gear and nutrition on this trek, and am also very curious to see if I will feel at all like I'm on the Camino. I typically hike/run alone on the VDLP, and the same will be true here. I will be staying at B&Bs in small towns at night, just as I do with casas rurales on the VDLP. I'll have dinner in small towns with the locals every night, also as I do on the VDLP. But I'll be following yellow blazes, not yellow arrows. I won't be able to duck into impressive cathedrals or see centuries-old artwork. I won't have to worry about running into sheep or pigs or cattle, but I will have to keep an eye out for black bears and ticks.
Similar, yet different. Personally, I'm already getting into a Camino frame of mind. I hope I'm not disappointed. And I'm curious -- have any of you done other long-distance, non-pilgrimage trails post-Camino and felt a connection?
Oh, and if you want to follow me along the way, I've created this blog: http://epiciceagetrail.blogspot.com/
Melanie
All of my long-distance hiking to date has been along the Via de la Plata. That's about to change this Saturday, when I'm going to do a thru-hike of the Ice Age Trail, one of America's 11 National Scenic Trails. The IAT is 1,200 miles, all within Wisconsin (my home state), and traces the edge of the last glaciation.
I'm going to try out some new gear and nutrition on this trek, and am also very curious to see if I will feel at all like I'm on the Camino. I typically hike/run alone on the VDLP, and the same will be true here. I will be staying at B&Bs in small towns at night, just as I do with casas rurales on the VDLP. I'll have dinner in small towns with the locals every night, also as I do on the VDLP. But I'll be following yellow blazes, not yellow arrows. I won't be able to duck into impressive cathedrals or see centuries-old artwork. I won't have to worry about running into sheep or pigs or cattle, but I will have to keep an eye out for black bears and ticks.
Similar, yet different. Personally, I'm already getting into a Camino frame of mind. I hope I'm not disappointed. And I'm curious -- have any of you done other long-distance, non-pilgrimage trails post-Camino and felt a connection?
Oh, and if you want to follow me along the way, I've created this blog: http://epiciceagetrail.blogspot.com/
Melanie
