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On my last backpacking trip, I made a conscious effort to write every day. I feel like I’ve been slacking…
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We got up well before dawn and got ready by headlamp. Not because we had a long day ahead of…
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Usually, when we backpack in Idaho, we’ll drive up and drive out the same day. Well, sometimes we go ahead…
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I recently took an eight day, seven night backpacking trip with my husband. Eight whole days without internet access, cell…
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I was really hoping that I’d feel better in the morning. After all, I was supposed to be driving us…
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I always hope to have that pithy remark ready, should someone require such correction in the course of my life.…
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We slept in on day 3. The plan was for a longer day’s hike, but it was going to be…
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