Hey!
It's been a pretty great summer. My daughter (6) has liked hiking since she was a baby in a backpack, but she really caught fire this year. We did a dozen-plus trips in VT and NH. She's game for a bigger day than half the adults I know, and it's great fun watching someone be so excited about it all. She totes around her Long Trail nature guide everywhere she goes these days.
Had a few good solos, too -- the 19-hour, 10-peak, 35 mile Pemi traverse being probably the highlight. Hard to remember a finer day in the hills than that ...
I haven't forgotten about that Santanoni traverse -- when the pack hardens up in March or thereabouts, that trip is #1 on my to-do list this winter. I've been running my behind off, so I'll be ready.
What's up with you?
Matt