I planned to hike 150 miles of the Frank Church Wilderness in 10 days. It was an audacious plan, and…
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The alarm was set for 5:30 am, but I think we both woke up before it went off. I knew…
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What with all the training for Spartan that I was busy with in May and June (and well, since last…
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On Friday night, I drove out to the Cottonwood Campground near Arrowrock Reservoir. This is a road that I’ve been…
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On the fifth day, we headed out from Spangle Lake. The plan was vague for this day. We might go…
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Today was not a travel day; we were leaving our tent in the same place, but we did plan on…
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We had a cold morning, and the only way to fix that with the way we backpack is to get…
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I knew this day was going to be a tough day for us. By myself, I might have tried to…
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I’ve wanted to take Ambrose to Spangle Lake since I hiked past it in 2016 while doing the first segment…
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It was so hot, even overnight, that I had trouble falling asleep even without pitching a tent. I have no…
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