Wow, that's very cool of you to offer. Perhaps after hunting season....the SPD's got me this far, they'll get me a bit more, lol.
Spare time and money has been focused on elk. My new Mystery Ranch pack arrived today, so I loaded it up to 50lbs or so and did 5.3 miles up and down a mountain trail here locally.....climb up was 980'. A good half of the distance to the top was fairly flat, so there were some ball-buster slopes. Pack felt good.....legs were feeling it, but was on the bike Monday and Tuesday and then hiking today. Should rest tomorrow, but I'll probably run or ride, because Friday looks like we're gonna get slammed with t-storms and I won't be able to get outside, so I'll make hay while the sun shines, or something like that.
