The dog— big black lab— is aging and goes a lot slower these days. Will bring her over to G-town on turkey day for a walk up Guanella— to the G-town Water Supply for a swim. She loves swimming and hopefully the Water Supply will still have an unfrozen lead in which she may. Ellie- Mae has grown accustomed [I think…] to the various nick-names I give her as each day unfolds.

• Elwood
• Mae
• Bubbsters
• Bubbers
• big dog

These she responds to most of the time. And then of course there is—>  big black dog.

                                                   

The politicicking is still going on, as is the unfolding propaganda of the marketers. Now, Hostess Bakeries is going by the wayside after a huge profiteering run. Sometimes businesses become just too large and greed ridden.

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I pay attention to my INSIDES at different times more than the externals. Not to say the externals are any less important of a focus. Helps to keep me engaged in the REAL. 

 

Seems a hiker must!

Be well,

me

November 10, 2012

When this type of weather disturbance occurs in late fall [as it is happening today in the Denver Basin]… it serves to remind me about sleeping in the tent. Oh sleeping in the tent!

Do you resonate inside with the following quote from a hiker’s blog? —> 

Lessons Learned
“…While I feel my planning was very solid, I learned a lot from having a friend along that was struggling. The human element is probably the most unpredictable of all factors when planning trips and traveling with capable people is paramount to having and enjoyable trip. I have to take on a big part of the responsibility for our near miss because I allowed someone who was not adequately prepared to come on a very difficult hike. Outside of that issue, the trip was a stellar success. I got the chance to introduce four great friends to a backcountry experience that ranks right up there with the most rewarding backpacking trips I have done.”

http://www.summitpost.org/thunder-river-deer-creek-loop-grand-canyon-national-park/460019

It is the solace that sleeping in the tent with winter weather provides the soul.