After the third planning discussion for our spontaneous trip, we have the food and gear down. We meet at 6:30 a.m. Saturday to travel south to Big South Fork to meet the outfitter at 10 that will transport us upstream to the launch point.
I am in the midst of packing and have recognized that I have a a couple of items/situations that may not fare as well as I would hope.
Outage #1
I bought an awesome sleeping bag for my trip to Glacier where the average nightly tempatures at altitude will hover between 25 F and 35 F. This sleeping bag has a comfort rating of 24.8 F which should be wonderful in the chilly northwest. Unfortunately, the low temperature for Saturday night is slightly above that at 59 F.
Outage #2
I have Reds tickets for Friday night. So I should get home around 12:30. Assuming I have to meet my friend at 6:30, that gives me a whopping 5 hours of sleep assuming the car is already packed and I go right to sleep when I get home. (See China blog for history of how well I do with less than 7 hours)
Outage #3
I am just not used to canoeing and therefore I am really struggling whether or not I should take extra oatmeal or stick with the dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
... and in thinking so, I have to say that I can't think of doughnuts without thinking of my friend Doug who told me the last time that I saw him that "bread is the devil!" Well, Doug -- I may sin a little this weekend. Oddly, 6 is the number of the beast AND the number of doughnuts in my share of the package. Coincidence?
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