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Though there was no alarm to wake me, I still found myself awake in the early, dark hours of the…
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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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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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I was up a bit earlier this morning, but not for the hunting of mushrooms. I only had a run…
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While I woke up in the night and needed to get some candy from Ambrose to warm up, after I…
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Ambrose is ready to go despite the clouds. So am I! Heading out to Skillern from Big Smoky Canyon Campground…
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