When something is a part of your life, every day for decades, it feels very different when you stop doing…
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Chamberlain Basin August 2020 Day 7
We didn’t wake up any earlier than the day before, but it was much darker in these trees than it…
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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…
Continue ReadingChamberlain Basin August 2020 Day 6
We woke up so early that there was no light in the sky except from the setting moon. That moon…
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I’ve got way more work at work than I can fit into my days, so please enjoy this collection of…
Continue ReadingChamberlain Basin August 2020 Day 5
Another “sleep in” day. Though we didn’t want to wait too long, because hiking before the sun is up is…
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I have joined a movement. Though I didn’t realize that’s what I was doing when I made the decision to…
Continue ReadingChamberlain Basin August 2020 Day 4
We slept in a bit this morning, since our destination was only a couple of miles away. Got up at…
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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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The alarm went off at 5 am this morning. We wanted to actually stop by and check out the Chicken…
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