Did a short training hike today, carried 50# up some steep grassy slopes, about 1K vertical. Did some good side-hilling too, to get the ankles in shape. View from the top:

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The best part of the hike was, the whole time I was up there these were in the smoker:

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And this (elk shanks with finger potatoes and portabellos) was in the crock pot:

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A wise man is frequently humbled.