A Memorable Backpack
I meet a younger girl while backpacking and have a ball.I pull my car into the trailhead parking lot. Great, not another car here, I think, as I pull to a shady spot and turn off the ignition. This is a popular spot on the weekends because it is a perfect one day hike into the pools and creek area that the locals call the 'shut-in'. I have a week off and decided to take a couple of days to enjoy the beautiful spring weather. It has been a mild winter, but it always felt good t...