Maybe I can sneak him in my pack

Last weekend I borrowed Camper and we went on a three-hour hike around Redwood Regional. I realized, early on in our outing, that this would be my longest-ever "solo" hike -- and it was fun! But man, I really really wish I could take Camper with me on the JMT. I was talking to him the whole time and we were chasing each other up and down the trails (OK, mostly down), even after six or seven miles.

Below is the map of my hike as recorded by my Garmin. The long stretches on the West Ridge and East Ridge trails got a little boring and dry, but the rest was gorgeous and I'd definitely do the whole hike again. I finally got smart and saved a PDF of the park trail map to my phone (in Evernotes) so I could reference it as I hiked and make sure I got the right amount of mileage without having to plan all of it out in advance. Camper was very patient during my long breaks to check to map. Perhaps because I found some stale treats in my backpack.

The hike specs: a little over 8 miles (maybe close to 8.5 miles, since I had hiked a bit before I remembered to turn on the Garmin), about 1,800 elevation gain. I need to be doing more climbing, but eh, that was fine.