Hiking Saskatoon Mountain
It was so hot yesterday that I had to wait all day to go out and do something physical. There is a mountain behind my house called Saskatoon Mountain or sasky Mountain and it is part of the seventh leg of the Sinister Seven Ultra. The trail that the ultra is on is different from the traditional hike so I decided to do the traditional hike at about 7 p.m..
The hike is quite steep for the most part but once you get to the top it’s got some nice trails and some beautiful views. I was using the trailforks app to ensure that I was on the right Trail as some of the hiking trails are marked up with this app not just the mountain bike trails. Near the top the trail on the app goes right and it goes down towards Kananaskis way… This part of the trail had not been used in a long time most of it was filled in it was very thick so I made sure that my bear spray was strapped on and that it was easy to access in case I needed it. Where it Forks right on the app it actually goes straight in real life as well but it was already getting dark so I didn’t want to keep going then be tracking back in the dark.
The hike was so steep it was pretty hard on my calves! I think good training for Mountain running or ultra-running would be doing multiple hikes in one day and making sure your jogging on any of the flats and the descents and power hiking with your hands on your knees going up.
I got a 10K Trail Run next weekend and I’ve done it with my mountain bike. It’s basically a 5-km climb and then a 5km descent over some pretty decent trails!
Oh and that’s part of my 30 day vegan challenge I made chickpea Burgers last night and they turned out okay even though I was missing some ingredients that held them together.