I was glad that my sleeping pad was holding up. On the night we spent up at the unnamed alpine…
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On this, our second to last day on the trail, we had another longish hike. But we did get to…
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Today was going to be another short day, only much easier since it would be all downhill. We hiked from…
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On the first day of our hike, when we hiked out just a couple miles, I brought an idea up…
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I thought I’d packed everything, but when Ambrose asked me in the car as we were driving off on Saturday…
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Not a lot of space to pitch a tent, but I made it work. The morning air smelled of smoke.…
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Heading out of the horsecamp in the morning. The plan was to camp at Nanny Creek for the night. Ah,…
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Good morning, eclipse day! We took the trekking poles off the tent and weighted it down with rocks so both…
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Good morning, trail. Ambrose heading up the first little hill of the morning. Deadfall was the theme of the day.…
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I’ve never seen the trail head this crowded – and I’m not even getting all the cars in this shot…
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