04 February 2012

the call of the wild - post 79

i've been reading mountaineering and skiing books for the past month and have been having some serious cabin-fever for the past week.  after some failed attempts at recruiting ski-buddies, i've decided that a short overnight backpacking trip is in order.  so, about 10mi btwn mon and tues.  it's going to be cold(ish) but weather-beta indicates highs in the 40s and nighttime lows just barely south of 30.

i picked up a new canister stove and some sick-ass merrell moab gore-tex waterproof boots last night.

today i went through my backpack and organized shit, gathered gear and worked out a menu plan.

a short hike tmrw in preparation.  bolt out the door early monday morning, hike 6.5mi and be in camp by mid-afternoon.  read and relax.  try to survive the cold night.  finish up w/ 3.5mi and on the road back for home.  

hopefully, this will sate some the going crazies i've had for a while now.

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