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The road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow if I can. - J.R.R. Tolkien
Category Archives: Trail Crew
Settling In
Well I’m back home again. It’s good to be home. I dunno what I was thinking planning to stay away for the whole summer. Guess I hadn’t realized how much I missed my family and Bloomington friends. Not to mention … Continue reading
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Homeward Bound
So I quit TFC today. I realized that while, I probably could stick it out physically and mentally, I didn’t want to. And in the long run it was probably better if I didn’t. Most of the people on TFC … Continue reading
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Week 3
So I finally managed to hold down the computer here long enough to make a post with out feeling guilty. There’s been no one in line for a while, it’s rather nice. A lot has happened in the past two … Continue reading
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The First Week
So I survived my first week of patrols. My feet and hands are blistered, but I’m alive. The patrols were generally about 10 miles. We had one 20 mile patrol (actually it was about 17 miles) that had a crapload … Continue reading
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The First Patrol
Today was our first patrol. It was awesome. It was running down the trail with an axe in my pack. When we came to blow downs the person in the front of the line would stop to clear the blow … Continue reading
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