Backpacking, Part 5: Descent

Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:59:59 -800

We five explorers sat on the brink of a creek, drinking water, eating snacks,
chatting and carrying on, for quite a while. I was quite tired and not really
in the mood to strap on the heavy packs and return to the trail head until I
had rested. I attempted to eat tuna fish out of a bag without any utensils,
to comic effect. David and Ana filtered some water, and I relaxed. Sadly,
our time in that meadow was limited, as we realized that it was 15:15 and that
it would take us several hours to get back to Portland. Thus it was time to
begin the voyage
home.