I know it’s cold outside, but I’m still at the point where I’m longing to sleep outdoors. I suppose I…
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The next morning, we woke up pretty early. I had been hoping that the vaguely ill feeling that had been…
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Between our Chamberlain trip, and my Idaho Centennial Trail trip, I wanted to get in one last training hike. I…
Continue ReadingFrank Church Trip 2022 – Day 8
The last day of any camping trip is bittersweet for me. I mean, there are some trips where I’m really…
Continue ReadingFrank Church Trip 2022 – Day 7
The alarm, of course, went off at 5:30, but Ambrose decided we could sleep in a little bit. Not a…
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It was nice to sleep in a little bit. Though I don’t really agree with how Ambrose does it. See,…
Continue ReadingFrank Church Trip 2022 – Day 5
I hoped we weren’t disturbing the ICT hiker when our alarm went off, but surely he also needed to get…
Continue ReadingFrank Church Trip 2022 – Day 4
Once again, the morning was surprisingly warm. I thought that surely It would have been cold here; it’s always cold…
Continue ReadingFrank Church Trip 2022 – Day 3 Part 2
I knew that the direct approach would likely result in Ambrose hardening his determination not to go up to the…
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Today was going to be the longest day of hiking for us on the whole trip. We were going to hike…
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