Decisions....
I've been watching the weather forecasts to decide on a weekend backpacking trip, and it looks like either of my two choices is a go in terms of weather.
Now I just have to decide whether I should head up to the rugged Ouachitas for a 3-day pack (which I REALLY am not in shape for, and could stand some more gym work -- and which poses more logistical challenges in the form of a longer drive, more gear, must use a vacation day to make it worthwhile, etc).
Or
An overnight pack at 4-Cs trail a couple of hours north and east of Houston. It's flat, not very challenging, and not really "backcountry" as I think of the term, but it is much closer, it's still the outdoors, and it would be a snap even though I'm not in as good a shape as I would like.
Everything logical points towards the 4-Cs trip. But of course, there is nothing logical about putting on a fifty-pound pack and making one's self sore carrying food and gear out to the middle of nowhere for several days at a time. It's a spiritual thing. And the Ouachitas offer more spiritual value -- much more beautiful, much more isolated, much more of a challenge. Which may well take me to Oklahoma this weekend.
Decisions decisions....
[Posted at 10:34 CST on 04/03/03] [Link]
