Day 2 Recap

Mike and Matt did a coin flip to see who would share a bed with me. Matt was the lucky winner and after we all showered (separately of course) we slept in a creepy $60 hotel where I killed a huge bug on the air conditioning unit. Little did we know this would be pretty much the last time we would sleep on a real bed for the week.

After getting up Monday, we made our way to High Falls State Park in Georgia. It was a pretty amazing place. The waterfall was really a site to see. We met our 2nd guide here in Brenda Jones who was very helpful with setting up the canoeing/kayaking adventure. After trail running through the forest and catching our breaths, we rented a canoe and a kayak and made our way through the giant lake.

Unfortunately I suck at canoeing, but it was definitely a successful first half of beast and feast. After completing our water world adventure, we headed back to the quest and left High Falls for Big Pie in the Sky.

Mike and I mentally prepared ourselves for the 30-inch, 11-pound gigantour known as the Carnivore Challenge. Stomachs rumbling in anticipation, we waited for nearly 2 hours to start. The first slice of this gooey, salty, piece of heaven was amazing. We quickly learned our eyes were bigger than our stomachs as we struggled to get through 2.5 slices each. Ultimately, we admitted defeat, leaving behind a pile of greasy, overly-salty, soggy pizza slices. We did meet two guys in Kelly Fanning and Geoff Thompson who were very welcoming and cool guys to talk to.

After we rested for a bit, we made our way up through the 2800 foot Fort Mountain to camp for the night. It just so happened Mike forgot the other tent and all three of us had to share a tent. Tuesday morning we went mountain biking through hell and were ready to kill Matt by the end.