Well, a hiking buddy invited me on a short weekend backpacking trip. If the trail’s not still snowed in, we’ll get up to about 4500 ft. She is ambitious, so we’ll probably get up there even if there is snow. We will be on the other side of that mountain that’s in the background. I am packed. It’s been so long that the packing process seemed only vaguely familiar. It may actually now be possible to go into coffee shops/cafes on the drive out and back. To me half the point of hiking and riding is food and coffee in unfamiliar towns
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