The week before, I had been sick, so I got to sit by the river and bathe in the sounds…
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When I got back from my travels, I came down with a sinus infection. This was not entirely unexpected, since…
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I like snow. I’m always jonesing for some real winter snow here in Boise, and rarely am I fulfilled. Even…
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We slept in. I didn’t set an alarm or anything. The plan was just to get up when we got…
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For a few years now, a co-worker and I had been talking about taking a backpacking trip together. She had…
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Starting out from Dry Saddle, heading south. Just a light touch of haze in the morning. More water along the…
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I woke up at the alarm. The morning was cool, but not cold. I started getting dressed, and didn’t notice…
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We didn’t wake up any earlier than the day before, but it was much darker in these trees than it…
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We woke up so early that there was no light in the sky except from the setting moon. That moon…
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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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