wake early, walk far, and travel light
I was looking forward to introducing people to one of my favorite hiking spots when I lived in Pittsburgh. We had a great time and enjoyed all the different landscapes (pine forests! rhododendrons! boulder fields! ski slopes!) and the layers of crunchy ice on the trail.
As it was near the new moon and reasonably clear, we were able to see the Milky Way, which is always a treat.
Catastrophic gear failure. Whiskey flask left behind.
We had some fun rapids, but nothing above Class I. It was just about the perfect intro to packrafting.
