Back in the woods

Left Hot Springs today after consulting with the local outfitter about my pack, my pack weight, and my chances of shaking the shin splints – my pack weighed 41 pounds with 12 pounds of food and 3 pounds of water – he advised me to get the weight down to 30 – so I’ll be eating with a passion for the next couple days – when it warms up soon,I’ll get rid of some cold weather gear (the problem is that it’s supposed to go down to 20 degrees tonight).

So I’m walking slow and taking it all in.