The original plan had us driving out on Monday, July 10th, but neither one of us wanted to wait to…
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Ambrose and I had planned on a backpacking trip over Labor Day weekend, but we had to change our plans…
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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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Ambrose managed to injure his thumb with a pretty deep cut. We didn’t want to expose that cut to the…
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Ambrose and I are trying to get out together almost every weekend in June. The one we aren’t going to…
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The weekend was supposed to be rainy, and that was actually good news for us. When there’s rain in the…
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Back in September, my husband and I agreed to try and spend one weekend outdoors, car camping, each month until…
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On May 5th, we drove into the woods with the intention to stay the night. It wasn’t going to be…
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For the past several years, my husband and I have been spending the Memorial Day weekend at the Queens River…
Continue ReadingThe Afternoon Day Hike
I wasn’t feeling great after the morning’s hike, but I figured lunch would improve me. We ate and drank and…
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