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They say, "Be careful what you wish for!" That saying should apply to our loop hike from last weekend. The written descriptions said it would be either 18 or 16.8 miles. I'd have to go with 18. And of those, at least 9 of them are the full bodied type. The climb from the Pinhoti up the Stairway to Heaven was grueling. Then the next day the long climb up and out from Lake Chinnabee really taxed my endurance due to my short changing my calories that day. In short, I bonked. But I managed to keep on putting one foot in front of another until I made it. Most folks had foot issues. Paul's feet really took a beating. Everyone got their money's worth. I wanted to challenge my strength and that hike certainly did and much more so than the 18 mile hike across the ridges last February. I think for the next edition of our hike, we will do something more modest. I propose something like 5 mile days. Something so we can stop and smell the roses. My pack will certainly be light