Jeanne BustamanteMy husband bought an REI Co-Op t-shirt a few months ago, and, in quick succession, bought three more. He now…
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Good morning from inside the tent. Goodbye Nanny Creek! Nanny Creek to the trailhead is not a long hike. With…
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I signed up for Kameron Hurley’s newsletter because I’ve been following her on Twitter, and I like the essays that…
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This day was going to be one of our easiest days, since instead of coming down from Plummer Lake, we…
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Recently, the voicemail app on my phone updated. Voice to text used to be a premium service, but it appeared…
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Today’s plan was fluid. We were going to get to our decision point, where the trail forked, before making a…
Continue ReadingThey Might Be Giants Doesn’t Ruin My Day
Today someone in my office sent around a youtube video. On a semi-regular basis, such a “jam” gets included with…
Continue ReadingQueens River Loop June 2015 – Day 2
We slept relatively late. Well, I slept late. Ambrose was up before me, but he let me sleep a bit…
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After a three day backpacking trip over the 4th of July weekend, my husband and I took a break from…
Continue ReadingQueens River Loop June 2015 – Day 1
We drove up on a Thursday afternoon, and I was very excited to see a deer and her fawn up…
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