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Written by Scott Ackerman
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I decided to take a 'spur of the moment' solo backpacking trip in
August of 2008. I had never done a solo backback trip before, but after
being out on the trail for 4 hours I couldn't believe that I hadn't
done it already. I decided the Comanche Wilderness area in northern
Colorado would be a great location to 'get lost' (more on that one
later).
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Written by Cameron Ackerman
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On Saturday, May 17th, my dad (Scott), Josh Edwards, and I climbed the
Dragon's Tail Coulior in Rocky Mountain National Park. We woke up at 3
o'clock in the morning and left Fort Collins at 4 in the mourning. |
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Written by Cameron Ackerman
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Monday, June 2nd, I had my second and final surgey. So I get to spend another couple of months on crutches. That means a really boring summer. The surgeon did the same thing to this foot that he did to the other foot. Read about my first surgery here
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Written by Cameron Ackerman
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On Wednsday, July 11, my dad and me walked onto Brown's Lake trail. The begining of our five day, thirty-five mile backpacking trip. We would stay at Brown's Lake, an old cabin, the Poudre River, Long Draw Reservior, American Lakes, and be picked up at Cameron Pass. For a more detailed of our trip click on read more below. |
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Written by Cameron Ackerman
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In the summer my dad and I went on a backpacking trip. My feet hurt me the whole time. After we got back from the trip we went to the doctors' office and got referred to an orthopedic doctor. I had an MRI done on both feet. We came back and talked to a surgeon.
My problem was that there was a muscle in the back of my leg that was too tight, making it uncomfortable to walk. So my bones shifted to make it comfortable. This is what my foot looked like before surgery:
In the surgery they cut open a bone and inserted a wedge. Then they put screws through it to hold it in place. This is what my foot looked like 6 weeks after the surgery:
I've been on crutches for 6 weeks, and still have to be on crutches for another 4 weeks. Then 2 weeks after that I get to walk on both feet. Then I get surgery on my other foot.
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