Tonight I dropped some food and gear off with Michael (who will be joining me about 15 days in), plus a bag of clothes to change into at the end of my hike. The end! Imagine that. Annie, Michael and I went out to dinner, and then we said goodbye, and it was a little sad, and a little terrifying, and also kind of awesome because goodbye means I'm almost there. It means a little over three weeks until hello!
Back at home I went through everything I'd packed and ruthlessly pruned my gear and my food and my clothes and all the other odds and ends. I think I took out a pound or so, but I put back a pound or so in other stuff I hadn't yet packed, so I'm still at about 38 pounds. But I'm pretty sure I've got the bag packed the way I want it now. I already kind of love this backpack -- aside from the water bottle pockets that don't really work, it's very versatile. And it's comfy when I put it on, although I'm not expecting to feel that way at 10,000 feet and counting. Anyway, I've still got to add water to the pack, plus lunch for the first day, which means I'll be coming in at more like 42-44 pounds, which isn't great but doable. I don't think there's much more I can cut, although I'll definitely be tearing pages out of my book as I go. (Probably not burning them Cheryl Strayed-style -- I plan on having very few, if any, fires.)
Tomorrow I'll post an itinerary, so folks at home can follow along if they like. I haven't decided if I'll link to Facebook yet.
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