Slack Packing and Physics 550.5

April 27th, 2009

Well my slack packing is over, but I discovered a lot of great things about hiking because of it.
1. You carry less weight, obviously, but this really helps your knees and back.
2. You also go faster and farther.
3. I found for the first time that I was not concerned about when and where I would take breaks, which was really nice because I could pay more attention to when my body and stomach wanted to take breaks. I’m hoping to carry this over into my normal backpacking.
4. You get to eat much better food.
5. Showers.
6. I got to listen to my iPod a lot more. Not so much music but news podcasts.

The podcasts led me to another discovery. I need to get a second bachelors degree on either cosmology or mechanical engineering. It would make me a better artist / innovator and more employable. Don’t know when it will happen though.

Thanks mom!

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One Response to “Slack Packing and Physics 550.5”

  1. bonnieb Says:

    You are very welcome, my pleasure and I had a great time too!! Met some wonderful people, hung out with some fabulous hikers, heard great music, saw gorgeous landscapes, traveled narrow, country roads, and ate some very interesting food!!!