this is summer of 2004 or maybe 2005, backpacking near aspen in the maroon bells wilderness. it was stunning!! we are with our friends beth and shelby who, again, we are still really close to. i remember, charlie used a computer program for our guide to map out how far we would go each day and it led us quite astray. we'll just say it was not quite as accurate as your store bought topography map. we overshot our abilities thanks to our 'not up to par' map. anyhow, obviously we survived it...including a torrential downpour that happened one late afternoon about 20 minutes before we set up camp. yeah, that was awesome. i'm pretty sure beth and shelby's tent was over a pretty big puddle. also, i remember we talked a lot about what we were going to eat when we got back into 'civilization' and it was decided we would have "hibachi grill" .... which we did, in denver, on the way home. it is funny because it was not that long of a trip, but our stomachs told us otherwise. it was truly a gorgeous backpacking trip and i hope to do this again someday with the same friends and kids in tow!
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