Jeanne BustamanteWe got up early, but not super early, in order to make the most of the time of day before…
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On my last backpacking trip up to Spangle Lake with Ambrose, I had some good and serious thoughts about getting…
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This year’s visit to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness was out of Big Creek again, and started…
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Before last weekend, I had a few times where I thought to myself, gosh, it’s been a long time since…
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On this, our last day hiking on the coast, we got to sleep in. Mostly. I mean, we had to…
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Content Warning: frank writing about Irritable Bowel Syndrome and symptoms I’ve been neglecting my symptom tracker. I tried to keep…
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We had to start early again on this day, because we would only have one good tide interval in which…
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When my husband comes off the trail, he comes off hungry. And when he is hungry, he is irritable. I…
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On the 7th day we traveled a rather short distance from Cape Alava to Yellow Bank. When we woke in…
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On trails, and waking paths, I will, on occasion, come across dogs and their owners. Most often, especially when said…
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