My brother and I spent three days backpacking through Dolly Sods this weekend. Since I don't feel like using proper grammar or paragraph structure I will use my ol' friends the bullet points.
We left Friday morning, returned Sunday evening and hiked roughly over 9 miles.
In the same day we hiked in an open field, marshy bog, shallow river, a dried up river bed of huge rocks, over multiple hills, sparsely wooded areas, and brush so thick that we had to climb on it.
We spent the last half mile of our hike climbing through and on top of mountain laurel.
Saturday night we camped in an AMAZING spot that I hope to return.
- We stopped about every half hour to pick blueberries.
I saw 2 deer, a snake, and caught & boiled 11 crayfish.
We set multiple small game snares but caught nothing.
Walking sticks are great tools. They help with stability and determining water and sod depth.
My best hiking friends
Sleeping bag - $50
Knife - $25
Water filter - $75
Framed backpack - $50
Waterproof hiking boots - $125
Wool hiking socks - $15
Quick drying underwear - $25
Yep, nothing like spending over $350 so one can “rough it” in the wilderness.
Camelbaks are ridiculously convenient.
We built lean-tos and I used sod as my roof.
Tents are for females.
Since it has a tundra climate it is great to hike in 70 degree whether in July.
My brother lost 9 lbs and I went down to 140.
It feels good to do something unnecessarily manly every now and then.
Ultimately it was a relaxing weekend of enjoying God's creation and brother bonding. I am an incredibly blessed guy.
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