There have been numerous of 2 weeks or above. Most memorable in recent memory was 2 1/2 weeks outside of Rifle, CO above 9,000 feet. 12 miles round trip on foot to the nearest potable water. Woke up the first morning to find the wildlife had colluded to eat everything not in a can by climbing up/flying to the large sack I had suspended and chewing through the bag so they could quietly carry away my stores. Day two I was awoken by 300 head of free range cattle bellowing and trying to lick my head through the tent wall at 4 AM. I forgot to mention I had 1lb. of hamburger staying cool in the stream which I was cooking when a bull chased me out of camp. It continued being laughable hardships until I discoved a half dozen calves eating my tent about a half hour before the worst storm of the Summer moved in for 2 days. When the crew showed up to retrieve me after spending the 4th of July at some music festival I was in pretty rough shape, no cigs for 2 weeks. I was a little weak in the knees after a couple sips of PBR and an unfiltered cig.

I was reminded of this as I sat here eating a bowl of oatmeal flavored with a honey stinger in preparation to go ride 70 miles in a snowstorm. Not quite, but close enough to simulate a normal day in CO.