When I was out on my solo trip this year, I went out a lot faster than I intended to.…
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I think I must be going insane. I voluntarily let the alarm go off at 4:30 in the am on…
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When I was on my solo trip this year, I used a tactic similar to one that I used the…
Continue Reading100 Mile Failure; 92 Mile Success
The desert caught me by surprise. Flatness, I expected. An arid landscape, lacking drinking water. Wind, tearing at my face,…
Continue ReadingThe Evolution of Breakfast
When I started backpacking, breakfast was an affair. My husband and I would settle for nothing less than a hot…
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I always want it to snow in the winter. I hold treasured memories of snow days from growing up in…
Continue ReadingChamberlain Basin August 2016 – Day 6 Part 2
I arrived at the jeep road just after 5pm. Where the jeep road met the trail, it angled uphill towards…
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We had enough food to stay out for one more day, but Ambrose wanted to get out today. To reach…
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Another late morning because, according to the guidebook, this wouldn’t be too long of a day. And, unfortunately, we were…
Continue ReadingChamberlain Basin August 2016 – Day 4
We got up around 7. And then we dawdled. We hydrated. After putting the tent up, I took some time…
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