In the end it was my feet that did me in. I wore my trusty Merrell trail running shoes that I had day hiked everywhere in for several years. I hadn’t made the time to break in a new pair of boots for backpacking. And I had not wanted to risk blisters or other problems by weari...
I have rarely worn a mask in the last year and never for more than 30 minutes. The only way we were getting to Denver was by wearing a freaking mask for about six hours straight. So I bit the bullet and put my Covid-1984 mask on at the airport and didn’t remove it until we a...