What was that about bad decisions making good stories?

1630 At Camp. The shutins were very impressive – huge rocks. The area near my campsite is not looking as good as the recent rain has washed the area out.

I took a risky route to the campsite, misjudged my footing, nearly fell in the creek and broke a hiking pole. I need to be more careful. It was a foolish error.

= 7.71 miles +322 -675 2.4mph 1.5mph

I may not be getting too old for backpacking, but I may be getting a bit old to try falling head-first into a deep pool in a 45°F creek while wearing a backpack.

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