I woke up about a quarter past five, and decided to go back to bed. At some point, I switched…
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I had a leisurely breakfast of pizza and then spent some time reading in my chair before getting ready to…
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My husband and I don’t typically camp or backpack over the 4th of July weekend. This year, the holiday fell…
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Usually, in April and May, Ambrose and I like to get out for a few training hikes. This year, we…
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Around 4 in the morning, I had to get up to pee. When I got back to the tent, I…
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Though we were both pretty cold overnight, it wasn’t too hard to get up the next morning. In part because…
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I set off on a Thursday morning to go pick up my friend from her house. When I got there,…
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Hard to say goodbye to such a beautiful lakeside spot. I expected Ambrose to wake me, but I actually got…
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Ambrose woke first, of course, but he didn’t wake me. Today was going to be a day of hanging out…
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We drove up to Kennally Creek Campground after I got off of work on the 2nd. It isn’t a terribly…
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