I slept in again. I remember when sleeping in meant at least 11 am, if not after noon. Now, sleeping…
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I didn’t have any alarms set for the morning to wake me up. Even though I did plan on hiking,…
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There’s going to be a preseason hockey game in Boise for the first time in many years. There was supposed…
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Last weekend, I went on a backpacking trip to do trail work with the Idaho Trails Association. During that trip,…
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Last weekend, I took someone backpacking. It wasn’t their first trip, but the actual first one was not the best…
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When you’re out in the wilderness, there is no air conditioning. No heating either. Well, I guess you could say…
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On my last backpacking trip, I made a conscious effort to write every day. I feel like I’ve been slacking…
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I recently took an eight day, seven night backpacking trip with my husband. Eight whole days without internet access, cell…
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Over the Memorial Day weekend, my husband and I usually do a car camping trip, but this year we did…
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I finished up my first draft of this year’s solo book right on time over the weekend. My husband is…
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