Just Unpacking

This weekend was a mixed bag- some good times and some too frustrating to mention. Originally we had a real trip planned outta town- but ended up with a glorified extended trip to the land. Dave showed up a bit late but we were really stoked to have some fresh stories and such in the mix. He has a bit more experience than the rest of us – so it was cool to listen to what he’s been through. If you haven’t read Stal’s blog you might not know that Dave was a Ranger. He is the ONLY one of us that can expound on sniper school. I bet he’s jealous that he can’t speak of any programming classes or any finals totally in binary. Top that one Mr. Makemyowngillysuit.

Dave hadn’t been on the trail Stal and a handful of other contributors had blazed. One quick firewood gathering break turned into a nice stroll. Tons of spiders with amazing webs- I can’t believe I didn’t take pictures of them. (Insert super cool spider images here) We thought it’d be cool to turn off our lights on the trail. Dude. Crazy dark. Dave told some more cool stories about walking miles in this kind of darkness. I figured I could do that- there stood a tree right in the path that I would’ve met squarely- that could’ve been bad. We finished up the walk, headed back, hit the hay.

The next day after introducing Dave and Pony to field surfing, they both headed home- that was a tad bit annoying, but hey Stal and I had fun anyway- we cleared better spots for the tents and a few 3.0 modifications, then we packed it up and headed home.

The frustrating part of the weekend I guess was the bang for the effort. It is a lot of work to get out there and back. At least Stal was there to understand the irritation. And in all fairness- the trip was worth it just to get to know Dave better. It is a lot of work- if you’re a camper- you understand. Zoë helped me unpack- she looks tired doesn’t she? I am too.