Sunday, March 26, 2006
One Last Hike
On Saturday, Scott, Rick, and I spent the day at Bastrop State Park hiking and searching for geocaches. We had a great time and once again we were able to confirm the 5 rules of navigation by doing things the wrong way. We were able to meet up with Derrick at lunch and he chuckled at our travails. (His final words to Scott and Rick were to keep an eye on me.) I highly recommend the Terrain Association navigation courses. These skills are slowly falling out of favor with our fast-paced modern society, however, they serve as valuable analogs to life lessons that you need to survive in this world. That being said, navigation skills are also they type of thing that if you don't use it, you'll lose it. Once we get back from New Mexico, I hope to be outdoors more often putting these skills to use.
This week will be spent putting together the final preparations for the trip. We have divided up some of the chores and barring any last minute hiccups, we should be on our way Friday morning. I think our group of intrepid adventurers is as prepared as we can be given our lifestyles and career choices. Having a desk job indoors is not that conducive to being a hiker, but the time spent over the past month has give us some good experience and will serve us well once we get to Thompson Mountain.
Since we are in the final stages of the preparation, I'll try to post more often to give you some insight into our adventures. Keep reading and posting your questions in the comments.
This week will be spent putting together the final preparations for the trip. We have divided up some of the chores and barring any last minute hiccups, we should be on our way Friday morning. I think our group of intrepid adventurers is as prepared as we can be given our lifestyles and career choices. Having a desk job indoors is not that conducive to being a hiker, but the time spent over the past month has give us some good experience and will serve us well once we get to Thompson Mountain.
Since we are in the final stages of the preparation, I'll try to post more often to give you some insight into our adventures. Keep reading and posting your questions in the comments.
