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The Wandering Men are infamous for our forays into the wilderness; while we're on these trips, we often record our experiences in journals. This is a journal entry, in text and audio format!
Sipsey Wilderness: Sunday, September 28th, 2003 (1:00 PM)
Today we awoke to a fine fall morning - cool enough to make you thankful for a crackling fire but not so cold to need a sweater. After a fine breakfast and breaking camp (which seemed more like play than work) we set out with the knowledge that we had hiked far more than we had thought the day previous - somewhere closer to 15 miles. Now, we have stopped for lunch on a lovely little hillock overlooking Thompson River - the sun filters in through the golden leaves and warms us nicely as the cool breeze dries the sweat from our brows. I look to my companions and I am thankful to be among them, here in this lovely place.
Stan amazes me with his determined resolution - he has hurt his knee and having myself endured that same injury on the trail in times past, I know that each step pains him. Still, he continues onward, without a word of complaint. Davis, as always, is the very essence of a skilled and knowledgeable woodsman. I have learned so much from him in the past decade plus of our hiking together that I will never be able to repay him. I am honored to call him my best friend. Now, we look towards the trail again, and its conclusion. I, for one, cannot wait to see my wife's smile and my children's faces. It has been, and will continue to be, a very good day.
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