As I pack my ruck for the adventure ahead,
I think of past trips;
What was packed for personal comfort? What was missing....?
Food and sustenance? Never a worry.
Weather and ability to continue?
Sometimes a concern; especially when hail and tornadoes were a factor.
Temperature and ability to stay warm?
I used to take ice skates on Boy Scout camping trips to speed skate on half-frozen streams and creeks.
Melt snow and ice over a campfire (that I always seemed to be the one to start)
and make hot chocolate and dinner.
I hope to pack my ruck as lightly and as bountifully as possible.
(Got me a big "Three Musketeers" candy bar...That's a good start....

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Best,
Scott