What with all the training for Spartan that I was busy with in May and June (and well, since last…
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We got up early, but not super early, in order to make the most of the time of day before…
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The alarm went off at 5:15. We got one snooze. And then it was time to go. We had agreed…
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We weren’t quite as leisurely this morning as we were the day before. We didn’t have far to travel this…
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With a long hike of 11 miles ahead of us, we were in complete agreement about getting up early. Last…
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Good morning camp! That morning I woke up early, by which I mean before the sun crested the ridges to…
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Most years, we’ve gotten up at the crack of dawn on days when we’re backpacking. I was expecting more of…
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We drove up on a Thursday afternoon, and I was very excited to see a deer and her fawn up…
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Since I was hydrating through the afternoon to try and make up for getting behind during the day’s hike, I…
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Even though we did more dayhikes that we normally do in the off season this year, my husband and I…
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