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I want my day back

Posted by Ken Campbell June 26, 2011 0 Comment 1308 views

“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” W. B. Yeats “If you love life,” said Ben Franklin, “don’t waste time, for hours are the stuff that life is made of.” I don’t know for sure if it was Mr. Franklin… it might have been Bruce Lee. Either way, it […]

Here be leeches

Posted by Ken Campbell June 25, 2011 1 Comment 1046 views

I just spent the last hour scanning the aerial photos and the topographical maps for the Black Lake and Black River area. I think getting through the swamp that connects the two will be a critical leg in the journey: good progress through here and I’ll be set up for success later on; slow going […]

A Burger at Longmire

Posted by Ken Campbell June 24, 2011 0 Comment 1151 views

Canned music decomposes in the background Ambient mush, only mildly offensive I am here for a burger, with cheese, and maybe bacon Fries too, the whole deal I went on a hike this morning and I feel like I’ve earned it Unfortunately, it is too much to ask, too much to expect A good burger, […]

Blow

Posted by Ken Campbell June 23, 2011 0 Comment 1146 views

It isn’t always calm out there. It was windy this morning. Enough so that I didn’t go out for a morning paddle. The tall trees up the hill were slashing about in the gray morning sky, and the wind rushing through their branches sounded like freight trains. The water in the Narrows was flecked with […]

An unpaid (regrettably) endorsement

Posted by Ken Campbell June 22, 2011 0 Comment 1075 views

I’m starting some of the packing today, getting it all together. I’m using Ortlieb dry bags throughout the trip, and that is not a coincidence. They last longer, look nicer, keep stuff dry better, than any other dry bag I’ve ever used. They cost more, but that’s only because they’re worth more. Some of the […]

The Longest day

Posted by Ken Campbell June 21, 2011 0 Comment 1126 views

The water is so calm this morning, and the day so promising, I just can’t stay in bed. I’ll be tired this afternoon but it will be a good tired. It’s the solstice today, which is hard to fathom since it doesn’t seem like summer has really arrived yet. It doesn’t seem fair at all […]

Working the dates

Posted by Ken Campbell June 19, 2011 1 Comment 1175 views

“Be rather the Mungo Park, the Lewis and Clark and Frobisher, of your own streams and oceans; explore your own higher latitudes – with shiploads of preserved meats to support you, if they be necessary; and pile the empty cans sky-high for a sign. Were preserved meats invented to preserve meat merely? Nay, be a […]

High

Posted by Ken Campbell June 17, 2011 1 Comment 1102 views

I didn’t make it to the summit, but I’m OK with that. I got what I needed to get at Mount Adams, which was to reacquaint myself with the alpine environment, and see how much climbing I can take. I’m pretty pleased with the way that turned out, even if I didn’t top out. It […]

Another 10 miles

Posted by Ken Campbell June 14, 2011 0 Comment 1071 views

The trailhead for the south side of Mount Adams is at the end of the parking lot at Cold Springs Campground. It isn’t too long after that point that you break out of the woods and onto the flanks of the mountain. It’s a little under 3000 feet up to Lunch Counter, where many parties […]