Around 4 in the morning, I had to get up to pee. When I got back to the tent, I…
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Health Update
Warning: frank talk about poop to follow. I’ve pretty much been in pain every day for the past couple years.…
Continue ReadingBlackmare Lake Becomes Stump Lake Day 2
Though we were both pretty cold overnight, it wasn’t too hard to get up the next morning. In part because…
Continue ReadingHolding On
I hate talking on the phone. It is just not my favorite thing to do. Especially with cell phones, 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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Last weekend, I went on a backpacking trip to do trail work with the Idaho Trails Association. During that trip,…
Continue ReadingEnd of the Season
Labor Day Weekend was my last backpacking trip of the season. I simply don’t have the gear to go out…
Continue ReadingThis Year’s Books
Although I haven’t settled in to the serious business of actually writing up my trips (or reading Ambrose’s or Bill’s…
Continue ReadingRunning Fall
It has been many years since I last fell while running. I remember some close calls, especially when trail running…
Continue ReadingIdaho Centennial Trail: Frank Church Finale Selected Photos 2
Day 4 – Crescent Meadow to Mile Flat barefoot crossing the boys are lost without me Day 5 – Mile…
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