Last weekend, I took someone backpacking. It wasn’t their first trip, but the actual first one was not the best…
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Another “sleep in” day. Though we didn’t want to wait too long, because hiking before the sun is up is…
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I’ve got way more work at work than I can fit into my days, so please enjoy this collection of…
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We slept in a bit this morning, since our destination was only a couple of miles away. Got up at…
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I have joined a movement. Though I didn’t realize that’s what I was doing when I made the decision to…
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The alarm went off at 5 am this morning. We wanted to actually stop by and check out the Chicken…
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When you’re out in the wilderness, there is no air conditioning. No heating either. Well, I guess you could say…
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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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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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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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