EDIT: Chris, E-roc, and Anthony were upset I posted Patrick's Blog and not theirs. soooo Here it is. If I could set up a Vote I would. you can e-mail your Votes to us on our website!

Dano



Sunday Sunday Sunday…. Broathlon

Sunday turned out to be the nicest day of the year and here at Wilderness Adventure, we were not going to waste it. During the winter some people tend to get cooped up in the office, but it’s hard to keep us inside. Despite the frigid temperatures of VA, you’ll find us out at Carvin’s Cove riding our favorite trails or out at Snowshoe boarding. So with this awesome weather it was a tough choice to make between hitting our favorite trails or doing something out of the ordinary…. something extraordinary! Enter the BROatholon.
The mastermind behind this adventure was our favorite office dandy, Patrick Boas. As Anthony, Patrick, Eric and I were figuring out how to take advantage of the day, Patrick suggested the BROathlon! It was to be an epic day involving three rigorous activities. First was our Fenwick Loop trail – an 8 mile course involving road, jeep trail and single track biking that starts out right here at WA Base Camp. The next event was a mile run to our home away from home- the Staff House. The final event was kayaking down the mighty Craig Creek.
We geared up with helmets, gloves, glasses, and H2O and departed from the Bike Barn at 1:16 up the Base Camp Road. At the end of the camp road we hit a bit of a snag though. We looked behind us and noticed that our faithful camp dogs had followed us. As hardy and adventurous as they may be, we decided the dogs would have to sit this one out. Patrick and I decided to herd Rocky, Jackson, and Charlie back to B.C., while Anthony and Eric braved the Fenwick loop and its Hill of Despair.
Here’s what Eric had to stay: The ground going up the hill was soft and slow rolling. We got up though and without stopping. We hit the jedi night trail hard but Anthony had to stop for a fallen branch. I continued and bombed through the creek on the trail but got my feet wet. We rode through Fenwick and then met up with Chris and Patrick.


Once Patrick and I met up with Anthony and Eric we booked it back to Base Camp and switched out our clip-in shoes for trail shoes and started jogging to the Staff House. We took the cross-country trail across B.C. through the woods, past rolling pastures, and up the dusty road. With our legs burning from riding and running, we gathered up our kayaks, paddles, and PFDs and trumped on to Craig Creek’s second ford. The water level was up and the weather was warm, but the water in the creek remained an icy 34.983 degrees. We hopped in our boats and slid into the water. Along the way we passed sheets of ice and frozen water falls. With the water up, we were able to hit a couple of gnarly rapids…. with some icy results. We finally pulled up to the Base Camp Takeout at 4:14 and hauled the kayaks back to barn and warmed up. Excited with our three hour time, we showered off and got ready for the next event… the SUPER BOWL.



Signed with love,

Chris, Anthony, and E-Roc