August 11

A day off! I haven' t had one in weeks. I went to breakfast, and then my tent to pack up for a trip to the backcountry. I wanted to go back to Beaubien.

Luckily there was a truck with enough room for me and my hiking partner. The hour-and-a-half drive was much less intense than the 5-hour hike it would've been. At Beaubien, my friend and I did some dishes, helped out with some logging, took naps, hung out with the cooks, and I got my boots branded. The food was amazing- one of the main motivators of visiting the backcountry. Later, after a wonderful, loaded macaroni and cheese dinner, my friend and I practiced roping. I'm not very good. But I finally found a way I could do it.