Once more unto the breach

So I'm heading out of town for the weekend.

April and I decided that we'd do a little backpacking this weekend. It should be a lot of fun. Hike out, pitch a tent, stay there, cook our own meals. It should be a lot of fun.

A buddy of mine was nice enough to get a hold of some GPS maps. That'll make life significantly easier, since we won't have to guess as to where we are at any given point.

We go out, we stay in the middle of nowhere for a night, we come home. Pretty simple, I guess. With a little luck, this'll become a regular thing. I'd like to do at least four more trips after this one. April's super-keen on it right now. We'll see if she still thinks that way after we get back from the wilderness.

It would be really cool to do this on a regular basis. I haven't done any backpacking in a long time. A good long hike, getting back in touch with nature, as it were, would be really nice. I haven't done that in a long time. Actually, I'm pretty sure the last time I did any backpacking at all was well before I went to Bishop's. So that'll be almost seven years. Now, I'm in the best physical shape I've ever been in, so I think that now might be the time to do it. It'll be lots of fun. Might have to drag more of le gang out as well, if they're interested.

On a sadder note, I heard that Ray Charles died today. He was a very talented man, who will be very sorely missed by those of us left behind.