Category Archives: Animals

Day One – Diamondbacks, Switchbacks, and Sweaty Backs

We start the day with peanut butter pancakes and my bag weighing in at 33.65 pounds. We’re told there are camps at 11, 15, 20, and 26 miles; so we have options. We’re the second to leave camp as Venom, … Continue reading

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There’s Snow on the Mountain

A benefit of hiking and camping without a car will be not having to wonder if it will continue to function as needed, though I suppose we will be thinking about the abilities of our bodies more often. We broke … Continue reading

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Staying with Family

We start Tuesday morning in a cold and gray Hardin and stop in Big Timber to see Caleb’s mom. We met her at Lions Club Park, so I’m not dealing with a trailer in a driveway, and walked the perimeter, … Continue reading

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Driving the Width of Two South Dakotas

Apparently, I looked the part as the hotel clerk commented as much when we arrived around 6 pm. But I’m getting ahead of myself. We started in Kennebec, South Dakota, this morning, just minutes behind the sun, clocking in for … Continue reading

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Honey Sioux Falls Corn

It took me a while to write about yesterday, and I stayed up past bedtime to get it done. I could smell the laundry soap on my towels and pillows, a scent that will be rare once I’m hiking on … Continue reading

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