After 500 miles or so of backpacking, what better way to catch up with Joan than to go backpacking?
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But of course!
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We went to familiar places, saw places we have not seen in a while, and poked around a bit to look at places new to us.
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I enjoyed my time in New England, but there’s something about the red rocks, canyons, and open spaces of the Colorado Plateau that makes us call this place home.
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And I’m rather fond of the person I get to call it home with, too.
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