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Well, I’ll soon be on an adventure of backpacking/camping through the forest, carrying all my stuff on my back. No hair supplies, no make up.. only a hat, sunscreen, and my carmex….. oh yeah- and bug repellant. Damn bugs anyway!

I went yeaterday and tried on a few backpacks, and then ordered one. Should be here in a couple of weeks. Next I need to get a good toasty sleeping bag, some cute hiking boots, and maybe a cute hat. No sense losing fashion just because I’m going to be filthy.

I’ve never backpacked in my life.. have only camped in actual camp grounds a few times. You know the kind. Where they have outhouses, and a faucet of cold water. But where I’m going there will be no outhouses, no faucets of cold water…..no signs of civilization- just bugs and animals with large sharp teeth and rumblys in their tumblys. Eating ramen noodles, couscous, trail mix with those icky raisins, and maybe one of those packages of food flakes, where you add water and voila! Beef stroganoff, or lasagna… or better yet, scrambled eggs with bacon and pancakes. These little packages intrigue me- I cant imagine scrambled egg flakes tasting very good! Kerry said not to try one at home because it may be totally gross. But when you’re out in the middle of no where ,with only those packs -they may save my life! I don’t know if they’ll make me sick, kill me, or if I should just bring along the pepto tablets? At least there’s no shortage of places to get sick out in the woods- you only have to find the perfect tree. Guess its a good way to lose some weight..? Between the trail mix and those food flakes.. maybe I should re-think this backbacking thing….? haha

I’m not sure when my adventure will start. Right now everything is covered in snow (and I’m a wussy in cold weather), but we’re looking at trails and planning trips for this year. I’ll be taking my son too. He’s never gone backpack hiking/camping either. Plus he’s going to have to carry his own pack, so I can almost hear the whining now. But maybe he’ll surprise me and be totally into it. He seems really excited about it right now.

Kerry has a degree in Wildlife biology, and Wyatt finds that so interesting… loves learning all sorts of things scientific, and outdoorsy, so we can turn the trip into a learning session and maybe it won’t seem like work. Our friend Mark will come along with us on some trips, and he’s got a degree in Wildlife biology too.. so it should be fun. Kerry and Mark have backbacked through Alaska a few times, so they at least have experience.

Im excited at trying something new. I’ve never done anything like this before, so we’re going to have to start out small. I’m also not sure how much my back can carry, but I’ll give it a good try. But Im very excited and this should be a lot of fun, and I’ll let everyone know when the first trip is happening. I’ll also let you know how Wyatt and I do, and about the food flake packages.