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Thirteen Mile Roadless Area take 2
after last month's shoulder "incident" i decided to with renewed determination to make that trip. this time i brought along the fiance, this was not only her first hang but also her first real pack trip. 5 days with temps. dipping to the teens one night. it was absolutely spectacular. being a region i'm pretty comfortable in, we did a little off the map exploring and found an old mining camp amidst an unseasonably wet bog. despite my rationalizing to the contrary that swamp remained staunchly liquid when it should have been solid. we did manage to skate (literally at several points) by without camping in snow, descending to valley bottoms at night. this was also the beta test for my DIY polyester hammock with dynaglide whoopies. which did brilliantly. i pawned the HH off on the fiance. i used a space blanket on the cold night (see photos) which kept me toasty in conjunction with 3/4 length thermarest and ccf with only minor condensation problems
