Headed back to the trail!..... finally! After waiting a few weeks/month, I am finally on my way back to the mountains. Today I left work @ 4:00pm and met Patrick Webb and Michel Azarian (NI employees) in the parking lot. We threw our gear in the car and took off.
I only wish getting out of Austin had been easier. We hoped to have left early enough to miss the traffic but unfortunately we soon found ourselves stuck on southbound Mopac in heavy traffic. It took us just over 2 hours to make it to Fredricksburg where we stopped for dinner at the local DQ. The rest of the drive was smooth though. Conversation bounced between work topics, impressions about NI, life goals, etc... Mostly we are all just excited to hit the trail tomorrow morning. We have stopped to camp in Marathon, TX about 60 miles north of the park entrance. Tomorrow morning we will finish the drive and hit the trail.
On the drive (particularly between Ft. Stockton and Marathon) we saw dozens of jackrabbits, dozens of deer, 4 wild boar (havalenas?), and even a couple of porcupine. Luckily there were no fatalities! The sky is clear and packed with stars. I am loving this already.
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