Peace Rider: Hey Joe, only 25 minutes and counting on the Blue River screen
Friend (Joe): Don't be so darn verbose this time.
PR Want to hear a funny tale.
F Go!
PR 34 miles from Valemount and camp at Chappell turn out for "sleds."
Full moon over mountain after digging two feet of snow for tent. Coyote yapping at the moon. Beautiful! Very tired, normal, right?
F And?
PR Eat, no problem, a little heat from stove even though wood wet. Kindling from Bill Russell saved my bacon.
F Yes, yes let's hear what happened.
PR Finally get to blow up mattress, Then bang! What the??? Bang! Baffles between four tubes now fail. Spend night like a frog on a log perched on fat half. Sleep fitfully but sleep.
Universe has a sense of humor. Failure on coldest night of year but warm in bag.
F Where are you now?
PR Blue River Sandman Motel. Leave AM. Time up in cyberspace.
Brother Don! So good to finally reconnect to your blog. Love what you're doing and wish we could see each other, but it seems as if you're headed away from Puget Sound. Let's talk on the phone soon... Peace, Jim
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