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Only 6.2 miles and a 1,300+ ft gain, but it was on pretty steep terrain, with a couple of sketchy spots. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/AvyqoMPh.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/6XnXbJUh.jpg) Was a good hike! Got the heart pumping and the legs working! Guy
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I figure ours here in the Valley are about two weeks out yet.
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folks were finding them (Eureka area in general), but definitely not going to be finding any where we were (maybe next year?); last year I ran a big loop through there and there were green berries on almost every bush (probably 2-3 weeks early), really thought I was going to hit the motherlode this year 
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Huckleberries are on here, in ID, now. Picked some a couple weeks ago at about 4000 feet and they were just coming on good. Picking was spotty though.
Hiking in the Bitteroots (MT side) last weekend, there were spots that were loaded with ripe berries and other areas were there were none. Can't help but stop and eat a few when your hiking.
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Seeing any bears near the ripe berries? Good ride this morning. 30 miles in 1:52, which is pretty danged good for this ol' guy. Only gained 1,000' so it wasn't a real hilly course. Felt good though. Guy
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bears love them (black and grizzlies); I've had to abandon picking a couple of times because of a grizzly close by- they need them worse than me 4 miles on the trails with Tiny E, was only the mid 70's, but with the sun out felt hotter- I'm just a pussy in the heat (Tiny Elvis too)!
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Picked a few today for about an hour maybe have three pounds.
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good deal- I think my wife may be going to the Flathead to visit relatives, sounds like they've gotten into some good berry picking (I'm headed into the Bob :))
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Wife and I picked a gallon today and the hucks are on heavy now. The extra moisture this year really kicked them into gear. Bear sign all over and I can't blame them.
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Cyn is several days in on her quest. Barring physical issues she expects to be hiking 4-5 weeks. Still hoping to join up. She had cell briefly and let me know her ankle is swelling but not particularly hurting.
I bought her an InReach mini and man, that is a cool gadget. She checks in every evening with a preset message (or she could text, but those cost extra) which I was expecting, but accompanying the message is a map with a pin drop showing her location. And, of course, it has the panic button... pretty slick. If your wife is contemplating running around the mountains alone for a month I highly recommend buying her one, haha.
All I've been doing is working, totally swamped, everything is a rush job, no end in sight. Haven't had a day off since I went ocean fishing a couple weeks ago. Totally beat down. The HELL did I get myself into. Banking fat stax but no time to spend it. Must.... find.... balance.
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Cyn is several days in on her quest. Barring physical issues she expects to be hiking 4-5 weeks. Still hoping to join up. She had cell briefly and let me know her ankle is swelling but not particularly hurting.
I bought her an InReach mini and man, that is a cool gadget. She checks in every evening with a preset message (or she could text, but those cost extra) which I was expecting, but accompanying the message is a map with a pin drop showing her location. And, of course, it has the panic button... pretty slick. If your wife is contemplating running around the mountains alone for a month I highly recommend buying her one, haha.
All I've been doing is working, totally swamped, everything is a rush job, no end in sight. Haven't had a day off since I went ocean fishing a couple weeks ago. Totally beat down. The HELL did I get myself into. Banking fat stax but no time to spend it. Must.... find.... balance. Keep trying bud. The real world is out there for the taking. Proud of you.
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Did a Friday-Sunday trip up to the hunting spot. Good shakedown trip, I need a thicker sleeping pad.
Either that, or I'm getting too old for this sh**.........
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I nurmally use a z-rest with an early version Neoair on top but I dug out an old Pro-lite for this trip. Not enough thickness. I'm thinking of upgrading to a newer, thicker Neoair.
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once I (wife too) went to the NeoAirs (2.5” thick) we’ve used nothing else; I ditched our original NeoAirs once they came out with the Xtherms- originally purchased for “winter”, but as they were only a couple of ounces more- no sense having two sets of pads
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I use a Big Agnes something or the other that is amazing. Transformative. At least trying pads out at REI, I found it noticeably better than the neoair. I'll try to remember to check which one it is exactly when I get home. Cushy. Hell's Canyon was the first long trip I used it on and I slept great, which is saying something, because sleeping on the ground has been no fun in recent years.
Truckin' home now with an 800-lb pallet of Life-B-Gone (work) and was informed there's even more coming my way than I'd known. I need to hire a helper.
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Big Agnes Q-Core SLX. If I'm remembering the NeoAir correctly, it's baffles run sideways while the BA's run lengthwise. That helps me with staying on the thing. But, it also just felt cushier in REI. I got the ginormous size, too. We were worried it wouldn't fit in the new Zpacks Duplex tent but it did, barely.
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@Jeff I have an inReach Mini- being able to communicate in the backcountry is a game changer- "I have an elk down, meet at the Tizer trailhead"; "we're having to bail, pick me up at...."; "made to camp, everything is OK"; etc. they can even text you back, pretty sweet
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@Jeff I have an inReach Mini- being able to communicate in the backcountry is a game changer- "I have an elk down, meet at the Tizer trailhead"; "we're having to bail, pick me up at...."; "made to camp, everything is OK"; etc. they can even text you back, pretty sweet
strength train
squats 5/5/5 @ 75% 1RM
bench 5/5/5 @ 75% 1RM
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core InReach is the way to go for sure!
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