Getting ready.

I've been hiking/walking nearly every day of the last week. It's felt really good to have that kind of time. Now that I'm not working, my stress level has dropped significantly. Not that it's completely gone, because I've got the Chits & Bits Game Marathon coming up a week from Saturday and there's lots of little things to get done. 

But strapping the pack on and walking for a few hours has done me a world of good. It's still a little strange that in about 3 weeks, that's all I'll be doing every day. Today I packed up everything, went to a friend's house that lives out in the woods and did a fairly short hike, with the full pack weight including food and water. 

      Not the most flattering pic but hey. 

After the hike, I set up camp, pitching the tent, inflating the mattress pad, throwing the sleeping bag in there. I fired up my Jetboil and had a mediocre freeze dried meal for dinner. I hope that I'll be eating something at least a little tastier on the trail, but I guess I'll find out. 

   Home- it's where my pack and tent is. 

I'll find out in the morning how it treats me. I imagine after 10-12 hours of hiking, I'll sleep wherever. I look forward to the trip. 

Remember-it's about the journey.