Last weekend i took a trip up to Maine with my roommate Jill. We went to visit our friend Lucien whose family owns a house on Sugarloaf Mt, a popular ski resort in the northeast. We spent Saturday afternoon hiking on part of the Appalachian. The snow was a little deep in spots and as we were without any snowshoes, the going was a little rough. We would, at undetermined intervals, find ourselves with one leg stuck in the snow up to our thigh. It was like being in the "fire swamp". Trap doors in the ground that just sucked you in. About a quarter of a mile from the trail head we came across the trail registry. It was funny to me that the registry was so far from the actual start of the trail. Maybe, they wanted to make sure you were really serious about hiking this thing before you are official considered "on the trail". haha
Because the hiking was a bit rough we decided to set up the tent at a campsite that was only about a mile and half in. We dug out a perfect little spot for our two person tent, which we crammed three of us in. Spent the evening cooking our dinner and chatting and then hit the sack. All in all, it was a good to be out in nature and spend sometime with friends.
Lately I have been realizing the importance of personal communication in my life. It is so easy to read someone's blog or see things they post on the internet, but not interact with them about this information. So, i have made it a goal to try and either comment on the blogs that I reador have a conversation with someone about the things they have posted. I challenge all of you to do the same. I would love to hear your comments and thoughts.
have to admit... there was much less snow in those pictures from what i had expected since you talked about post-holing up to your thighs! Glad it was fun. Wish I was there.
ReplyDeletei just always find it so cool that you scale dangerous mountains and camp in the snow. before having kids, i really liked to backpack and liked to be the type of person that did that type of thing. but stuff with snow.... that is for a whole other class above me. so fun to see how life has shaped you!
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At least you didn't have to deal with any R.U.S. also. They must all still be hibernating! You are so die hard now Ab. What happened to the little tag-a-long tattle-tail little kid I used to know? Now you are like Jeremiah Johnson or better yet Jeremiah Jerusalem (the OT guy :) ) You have such cool "hey we have a couple days, why don't we just...." adventures. Good for you.
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you're my little sugar loaf, abs. i heard a rumor that youre headed this way. i also heard a couple messages from you. im back now and i tend to answer the phone/return calls. love you!
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