There’s lots to do to get ready. I’m keeping busy packing, sorting and repacking along with practice hikes and other logistics.

The new thing this year is that I got a food dehydrator for Christmas.

When I first started as a LASHer, I quickly learned that I missed fresh fruits and vegetables the most. So I’ve been dehydrating spinach, tomato, apples, oranges and even mangoes. 🥭 In fact, mangoes with chili 🌶 powder are the bomb! 💣

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand. – Ben Franklin

I’m starting to lay out my gear again. I’ll be taking my 20° quilt but otherwise mostly summer gear. My luxury items include: a book, some extra cooking gear and camp shoes.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. –  Buddha