Now, I can understand why Ambrose would want to call this day “zero.” We weren’t going to be hiking very…
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Now, before we went to sleep the night before, I had talked to her about the next morning. While we…
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The next morning was a bit more leisurely than I wanted. But I more wanted the experience to be a…
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I woke up before the sun crested the ridgeline. I had to get up and go to the bathroom, but…
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Over the 4th of July weekend, my husband and I spent time at Big Creek. Last week I provided a…
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I brought my niece to town for a visit to the woods and the mountains last week. I’ll be writing…
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Last week, I went on a business trip. It was my first business trip since the pandemic started, and I…
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In early June, I wanted to get one last training hike in before I left town for a business trip.…
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Saturday morning was relatively dry, at least when I woke up. There were clouds in the trees, and clouds obscuring…
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As is our tradition, my husband and I went out for a backpacking trip. We used to do car camping…
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