Comments on Vet On The Edge: Going Around in Circles

Colleen, I hope I came close to doing it justice. ...

2009-07-29T13:36:44.004-07:00

Colleen, I hope I came close to doing it justice. It DID sound like a completely amazing trip - I wish I'd been on it with you!

I'm sorry we didn't cross paths while you were up, too - I guess that just means you have to come back up again soon!

Guess I don't have to describe our pack trip in my...

2009-07-29T12:53:42.830-07:00

Guess I don't have to describe our pack trip in my blog... you did it for me! It was such an amazing trip. 2 weeks went by too fast, I'm sorry I didn't get to see you while I was there. :(

MM, I didn't think of that! [grinning]. I think w...

2009-07-27T20:11:00.656-07:00

MM, I didn't think of that! [grinning].

I think wet camping is WAY more fun when you're out on horseback... or doing it for fun, instead of for work.

Flo, having grown up in CO, I have the same "flash flood" mentality. I was in high school when the Big Thompson flooded, killing over 100 people, IIRC. We were working on putting in a patio - sandstone flags - and my stepdad was all gung-ho to put in the concrete grout in the rain, because he felt it would decrease the likelihood of it cracking as it dried. We had the radio sitting on the back step under the eaves, and heard the reports as they started coming in. It was SO sad.

Weather and camping - Mother nature always has to ...

2009-07-20T07:08:47.453-07:00

Weather and camping - Mother nature always has to toss you a test, 'just because.' Heh!

An now, somewhere downstream, a random fisherman is going to find a crate of chilled beer...

As soon as I read "they elect not to move camp" my...

2009-07-18T11:22:28.225-07:00

As soon as I read "they elect not to move camp" my first thought was "this will not end well"- but it did! Granted, the gear was soaked and it sounds like the beer was lost, but no one was hurt. And there was some very, very easy fishing to be had.

I've camped in Southern California, and learned to pitch camp as high as possible. Not because there's anything so noticeable as a stream in the semi-arid areas (read: desert with shrubs), but because flash floods are a huge problem, and getting caught at the bottom of an arroyo could get you killed. I'm also learned to shake out my boots every morning and check my sleeping bag for snakes and scorpions before getting in. This paranoia has followed me to the middle of the Midwest, much to the amusement of my campmates.

Thank you for sharing another wonderful story. Makes me wish I'd been there. (And I hear you on the "tiny vacation" thing, some places are just restful.)

Very well written. AK weather is wonderful in it'...

2009-07-18T08:18:23.855-07:00

Very well written. AK weather is wonderful in it's changeability...

I was in the ARMY, you can have the wet camping..... LOL

Ahhh, my day is complete. I have read a story from...

2009-07-17T16:15:15.401-07:00

Ahhh, my day is complete. I have read a story from you. Thanks!

not being one to want to give up a soft DRY bed an...

2009-07-17T16:13:26.306-07:00

not being one to want to give up a soft DRY bed and soap/water, I'm not a camper. However, the riding sounds delightful. The caribou quite the experience....nowhere else could you experience such a thrill as that!