Thanks for the kind offers everyone!
Anyhow....
Monday Labor Day, my son and I backpacked in to the spot to find my cached gear missing from the week before.
My son has a bag, pad, and tarp so he stays at camp while I head back out to contact authorities and get replacement gear.
I decide to hunt goats instead of my gear. I'll leave it at that. My attitude was in the crapper.
Where does one find gear the evening of Labor Day? Walmart to the rescue.
It's not just heavy, it's bulky!
By 9pm I'm back on the trail heading in the 7 miles to camp. Again. Legs were feeling less peppy this time.
