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    BACK TO BACKPACKING

    May 21, 2021 2 minutes

    FOR THIS FIRST BACKPACKING trip in three months, I decided not to be too ambitious. I’d lost some fitness and wasn’t sure how my body would react to carrying a big pack. There was soft, deep snow on the hills too: the sort that can make progress arduous.

    Wanting to break myself back in gently, I opted for a short walk, a

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