Franconia Ridge

We did it…again!  2 years ago we hiked Franconia Ridge and I swore I was never going to hike it again.  It was a very difficult 9 mile hike and it took us 9+ hours to hike it.  Since we’re determined to hike to Macchu Pichu for our honeymoon, when our friends asked if we wanted to hike it again we said, “SURE!!!”

Luckily, this time around it was a much more pleasant experience.  We did it in an amazing 6 hours and 40 minutes for a group of 18 of us!  Congrats to everybody who did the hike this year!  You rock

We’re pretty happy to have made it because even though there were some really hard parts, we kept pushing on and made it to the end for the second time!  We didn’t know it at the time but when we hiked Franconia Ridge 2 years ago I had a heart condition that probably made it more difficult to hike.  We’re happy to say that it’s been a year since my condition was cured and it was very obvious from this weekend’s hike that I’m healthier than ever and can accomplish anything!

The only bad thing about the hike is that we left with tons of bug bites.  My neck is covered, there is  one near my eye, and Ben has several on his legs.  When will the itching go away?  I have to admit, I was warned in a forum about the black flies, but we were still totally unprepared.  I suppose this is a warning to make sure we’re prepared for the Andes.  Who knows what kinds of bugs we’ll encounter in Peru?