Friends. What would we do without them? One of my resolutions over the last few years has been to make more time for my friends, both old and new. This can mean having to find a balance between my friends that hike, and well, my friends that don’t. I was able to get out for…
Yesterday I had an urge to do a little shopping and it was going to take either gear or chocolate to satisfy. Since I already had a stash of chocolate in the pantry and some gear on my shopping list, I felt safe in rationalizing a trip out to REI. Over the last few weeks of hiking…