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We had close encounters with rattlesnakes 3 times in HC. When you are 20+ miles from anything that has a resonance to it. I was glad to have it. This getting messages and pin-drops is a whole other realm of use beyond the "save my ass!" button and under the circumstances, I like it a lot. I'll certainly carry it elk hunting this year. Why not? When I think back on all the potentially close calls I've had in the deserts and mountains in my life I gotta think, now that I'm getting old as dirt 'n shït, a little backup isn't the worst thing.

Rode 24 miles with my buddy this evening. Combined with taking the first nap I've taken in years, I feel human again. We did dinner here and a bunch of 12-oz curls after. All the shop work sure makes those 12-oz weights seem light and effortless. Lol

The in-reach is great. That reminds me - I need to reactivate mine.

~4.5 mile run for me today.

up at 4 to beat the heat, grabbed my headlamp and Tiny for 4 miles of the trails

Dood! You're making the rest of us look bad.

not really- I'm just a pussy that can't take the heat

Whats the temps your way? It is cool and cloudy here in the Bitterroot.

LOL, all of us should be so pussified!

we got into the mid 80's yesterday, supposed to be 93 today

soooooo..... up again early today for a 4 mile headlamp run with Tiny E (pleasant 52 degrees vs a predicted 90 degree high today)

I was out Bow Fishing all day on Canyon Ferry. Weather was perfect.

up early, but not headlamp early 6 miles on the trails with Tiny Elvis

Hit the gym myself, cardio session.

to the gym this afternoon (nice working part time!)

deadlifts 5/5/5 @ 80% 1RM
overhead press 5/5/5 @ 1RM
lunges 3x30 yds
chin-ups 3x12
core

Got my first hunt of the season in yesterday morning. Unsuccessful spot & stalk bear hunt. Didn't spot one, so I didn't stalk one, which means I didn't shoot one.

However I sure felt strong going up the hill into the mountain basin here in the Cascades. Even if it wasn't a "backpack" hunt - it was a good, steep, short hike and some glassing. This conditioning stuff works. Am sure I'm in better shape than last year already.

Thanks for helping with the motivation guys.

^ good deal- the hard work is paying off!

3 miles on the trails with Tiny E; I'm packing gear/food for a two day 60-ish mile fastpack into the Bob Marshall- we're going to take trails along the full length of the Chinese Wall and then attempt to get on top of it and take it back off trail- should be fun!

Quick hike before breakfast today. Started from home, got 6.3 miles with a 1600' elevation gain in two hours.

Good sweat, and a decent pace. NICE day for hiking, but starting to warm up now.

Guy

Lower body/core in the gym today for me. Hot here.

Hot here too.

Cyn crossed 100 miles today. Ankle holding up, was getting really sore feet though so I brought some Superfeet Green to try. She repoterted back they are helping a lot.

Just workin'. I will say, upper body in general feels strong and good, which makes sense, it's getting worked daily. I did start a savings account for a new boat and seeded it with $5k, so at least I exercised some bad judgement! Badda boom crash.

I’m alive, but barely

Miscalculated the topography of the Chinese Wall; was under the impression we would gain the Wall at the north end and simply follow its full length south on top. As it turned out we gained the Walk, followed it a couple of miles to find out we were cliffed out, would have to drop a 1000+ feet, regain it (and the elevation we lost), rinse and repeat several times. This turned our 60 mile trip into 70 miles and added 5-6000’ of additional gain. Add in a couple of dicey down climbs and it certainly made a tough trip even tougher.

But in the end

Wow, that's really pretty! Is that in MT?

Is that a Zpacks tent?

Chinese Wall in the Bob Marshall Wilderness; Tarptent Aeon Li- pretty new design- 16 oz all in (including stakes!) for a full shelter including mesh netting, bathtub floor and a decently sized vestibule

almost makes a tarp/bivy obsolete