well, before i left i talked about a quote about getting from the mountain what i couldn't get from the world below. the first few days of my trip i thought the only thing i was getting was a butt whoopin'.
Here on the blog i will give a day by day account of what went on (mainly the hunting days but some of the rest days as well).
by the way, i was supposed to get up and run this morning to get back on schedule but i have not been feeling well the last couple of days so i decided to sleep in.
so, to get on with the hunting story...
day one: i got out of the truck around 1pm and it was around 85 degrees, not usually considered good elk hunting weather. i hiked in for a ways and then came to an area that looked pretty good so i decided to set up camp for the night. i found a somewhat level spot and set out my sleeping bag and bivy, ate an mre, then stashed my food for the night. as i was starting to get ready for bed and starting to really miss emily, i heard thunder in the distance. i rushed to get all of my equipment covered up and get in my bivy sack for the night. just as i did, the thunder, lightning and rain hit, not bad, but bad enough. if you have never weathered a thunderstorm in the mountains all by yourself, i would recommend, try not to. i was not enjoying my first night in the mountains. after the storm passed i decided it was safe to call emily on the satellite phone. it rained, thundered, and lightened (?) on and off all night long.
that is it for day one, come back tomorrow for day 2.
lesson of day one: appreciate the things you have at home, when you are all alone in a bad storm in the mountains, you will wish you were home!
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