Tag: tent camping
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Day 63 | Mile 1040.5 – 1049.5
After waking from a peaceful night’s rest, I retrieved my bear can and packed up before heading out at a lazy 7:15 AM. “The trail provides,” the saying goes. Today, the trail provided an obstacle course of snow mounds, seasonal stream crossings, and blowdowns. I involuntarily glissaded during one section, breaking my trekking pole tip…
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My First Backpacking Date
Aside from backpackers I’ve met while on a trail, I’ve always backpacked alone. It’s been a hard sell for my non-backpacking friends to want to purchase, and then carry, a lot of gear just to go somewhere to sleep on the hard ground. And then along comes Tom! Tom and I finally found one night…
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Planning a Primitive Camping Date
Have you ever felt inclined to work up a good sweat with a great hike, then not change your clothes or bathe, and crawl into a tiny space with your beloved (who is in a similarly rank state) and stay there for about nine hours? No? Ah, well, I can’t say I blame you, but…