With only around 48 hours until departure, I guess there is no "get in shape in 48 hours program" available, so I'm on to Plan B, get in shape as I go. Today and tomorrow I will be loading my pack and making sure that everything fits, making decisions to eliminate things that I "might" need and to try to get my pack (without water) down close to 20 lbs, which is still about 4 lbs too heavy, but an all time low for me. I seem to forget every year how much time it takes to make sure that I am mentally,
physically, organizationally, etc prepared to be away for 4-5 weeks. Once I start the trek, my life becomes very simple......get up, walk, eat, walk, eat, find place to stay for the night, wash clothes,
eat, journal & halfway prepare for the next days trek, go to bed and then be prepared to do it all over again the next day and so forth for the next 30 days.