My ticket is booked, and May 18th is the day I'll arrive in San Diego. A kindly trail angel (someone who helps hikers) will pick me up from the airport, let me stay overnight with him, and then drop me off at the trailhead by the Mexican border. My sleeping bag should arrive next week, and my YAMA Mountain Gear Cirriform Single Wall Cuben shelter should arrive by this weekend. Gen at YAMA is a real adventurer (check out his mountain unicycle ride of the Continental Divide here) and I'm looking forward to providing some extended use feedback on his well crafted and lightweight 17 oz. tent. My project on Kickstarter is almost ready to launch, so check back if the link isn't active yet. Look forward to getting my feet dirty, and my camera busy!
The happy looking dude in the photo is yours truly. This is me with four months of beard growth, while hiking in Connecticut during my lengthy Appalachian jaunt. But enough about me, let's talk more about me. Resupply, footwear, flights, finalizing gear, getting bills paid through my anticipated travel time, whew ! Who knew that coordinating a few months of your life all at once could be so demanding? Work work work...well, almost real work, more like "the devil is in the details" kind of thing more than anything else. Thankfully I seem to be almost set in all of my gear that will be used for the trip. I have the needed multiple pairs of shoes, hiking clothes, pre-set food drops, gear for the Sierra's. I've also come into the final tidying up all my belongings that remain, to help springboard me into the next phase of life after this journey comes to an end. After a particularly hectic week, I reminded myself of an important saying, "fear succumbs to effort". With this thought in mind, I dive into the melee of life once more. |
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