We got up well before dawn and got ready by headlamp. Not because we had a long day ahead of…
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Floating Free of Anxiety
I recently took an eight day, seven night backpacking trip with my husband. Eight whole days without internet access, cell…
Continue ReadingChamberlain Basin August 2020 Day 1
Usually, when we backpack in Idaho, we’ll drive up and drive out the same day. Well, sometimes we go ahead…
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When I get back from my vacation, I’m going to be actually going into work for my work day for…
Continue ReadingBrowns Lake Trip July 2020 Day 4
I was really hoping that I’d feel better in the morning. After all, I was supposed to be driving us…
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I always hope to have that pithy remark ready, should someone require such correction in the course of my life.…
Continue ReadingBrowns Lake Trip July 2020 Day 3
We slept in on day 3. The plan was for a longer day’s hike, but it was going to be…
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It’s 94.95 degrees on my porch, but it doesn’t feel that hot to me. Of course, I’m in full shade,…
Continue ReadingBrowns Lake Trip July 2020 Day 2
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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I finished up the Endings workshop, and I feel like I got some good information from it. It was a…
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