The Hike

The Hike – The Rebirth! (Friday 27th February - Monday 2nd March 2009)
Well I survived the hike. We bid approximately 45km in 22 hours if you added it all up.
The first day we hiked from Harris Dam Picnic Area to Harris Dam Campsite. We got there when it was dark and we had to push ourselves so we would get there before it was too dark to find our way. At one point I thought we where on the wrong trail. Day two we hiked from Harris Dam Campsite to Yourdamup Campsite. This proved to be a very hard day because by lunch time we where exorcised and we didn't have much energy to go on. We stoped at a dry river bed to have lunch which gave us a well earned break. A lot of hikers double hut Yourdamup which means they reach it my lunch and continue on to the next hut. There was no way we could have cone the is. When we finally made it to the campsite we where very very re leaved and spent the rest of the afternoon laying around trying to recover. I guess in some way we went a bit coo coo as everything seemed funny. Late in the afternoon it started to rain big fat raindrops which where very refreshing. I laid out on the table to absorb the rain drops. Near sunset we explored the neat by surroundings and fantasied about starting a secret Shadoran campsite as the area was very clear with nice soil which we could potentially grow come food in.
The third day we hiked from Yourdamup to Possum Springs. We got a very good start in the morning and covered a lot of ground in the rain which refreshing and motivated us to make more ground as this was the day which we needed to walk the most. One section of the track which stood out in my mind was one after a dry river bed which endless tall grass trees which had been recently burned out and the rain drops where heavy and a thick. It was so inspiring as we knew whole heartily that we where in the middle on no where and that nature was the power which was not to be messed with. We saw some very memorable things that day but finally we made it to Possum Springs (after the longest 1.2km in my life)
After Possum Springs we had to make it to our pick up site by 11am. Which we did by perfect timing. Our hike was over and I hope that after the pain had subsided on the other hikers that they left a sense on achievement because what they had done was unique and priceless to them. To walk that far into wilderness and come out the other end as a better person is something which is character building in a way which will help shape an adult to be a well adjusted individual.