I had a goal for today. My goal was to hike up Cuddy Mountain. I knew that it would be…
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Ambrose and I have been going up to Big Creek for many years now, but we had never hiked up…
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Ambrose and I drove up to the Big Creek Lodge on Friday, June 28th. I had the day off of…
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I’ll admit, I thought I’d be backpacking out earlier than June once I lived out here. But that didn’t happen…
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My husband and I don’t typically camp or backpack over the 4th of July weekend. This year, the holiday fell…
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I slept in again. I remember when sleeping in meant at least 11 am, if not after noon. Now, sleeping…
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I didn’t have any alarms set for the morning to wake me up. Even though I did plan on hiking,…
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Usually, in April and May, Ambrose and I like to get out for a few training hikes. This year, we…
Continue ReadingHells Canyon Trail Work Trip April 2023 Day 2
Breakfast was a breakfast sandwich using King’s Hawaiian bread. I can’t tell you how many times I’d walked by those…
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For the last few years, I’ve been giving money to the Idaho Trails Association to support their work. I’ve even…
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