Ambrose and I have been going up to Big Creek for many years now, but we had never hiked up…
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I’ll admit, I thought I’d be backpacking out earlier than June once I lived out here. But that didn’t happen…
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The last morning is always bittersweet. On the one hand, I have to leave my ocean home. On the other…
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We were expecting the weather to turn in the night, and it did as expected. But it never actually rained.…
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Sleeping in is nice, even if it’s only until 5:30 in the morning. And it’s also nice to wake up…
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Another early morning wake up call, on our first day heading towards the car instead of away from it. Some…
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Not only had I planted our tent right in the cold, moist, wind, but I also failed to realize what…
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If any day was going to be called an easy day, this might be the one. We were only going…
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The alarm woke us up at 4:30 in the morning, as desired. It was still dark outside, but it was…
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On this trip, we were using the alarm function of the GPS to wake up. I mean, sometimes Ambrose would…
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