Thursday, May 19, 2016

May 18-19, Wed-Th: Sports tape; altimeter readings

Distance: 16 km at least in four walks

Weight: 20-pound backpack 3 of the 4 walks
Weather: Clear, 60s
Elevation gain: 1,200 feet
Accumulation elevation gain for 2016: 40,588 feet. (Using my altimeter figures)
Accumulated distance hiked: 295.57 km
Notes: Used sports tape to protect my feet and ankles in my mountain boots. That helped. Tested phone altimeter. At the waterfront on Alaskan way it shows -15 feet below sea level. Since  Alaskan Way is at least 15 feet above sea level, I should add 30 feet to my Seattle readings. So: Trader Joe's, measured at 385 feet elevation, should be considered 410. That is a conservative figure.

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