We didn’t wake up super early this morning. I mean, before 7, but not before 6. The sun wasn’t “up”…
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Usually, when we plan to hike out on the same day that we drive out, we start driving as early…
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I was up a bit earlier this morning, but not for the hunting of mushrooms. I only had a run…
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While I woke up in the night and needed to get some candy from Ambrose to warm up, after I…
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My husband and I typically go car camping over Memorial Day weekend. It’s the kickoff to the backpacking season, but…
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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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We got up fairly early to make the most of the early morning coolness as we hiked out from Johnson…
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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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Ambrose insisted that we get up early on this trip. I held him to it this morning, which dawned with…
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