Monday, January 16, 2012

2012 Hiking Trip #1


We embarked on our first camping trip in quite awhile, armed with new backpacks, sleeping bags, tent, and iso-butane stove.  Spent the night at the Paso Picacho campground last night, then hiked Stonewall Mountain this morning.  Lessons learned: the redneck proletariat tend to frequent campgrounds on holiday weekends, not a great time to go unless you enjoy listening to twenty-something high school graduates exercising their abbreviated language and social skills while downing six packs of Coors Light and listening to sappy country music.  Also, read the instructions on the freeze dried food package prior to the trip, lest you find yourself without the appropriate cookware and be unable to cook what's inside.  But the hike was great, and the views incredible, even while rain clouds drifted in and out of the area.  

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