Today we took a Wilderness Class out at Kumeyaay Lake area. The first couple of hours were lecture instruction on the basics of backpacking. We learned about compasses, maps, stoves, food, leave no trace principles, bear canisters and all kinds of other stuff. Then we went on about a 5 mile hike that included instruction along the way on animals, campsite selection, plants, and water filtration. We rested under a huge oak tree by the river and ate our PB&J sandwiches. It has been raining so much that the river was almost overflowing the bridge. We had 8 people in the class so it was intimate and we got to have one on one conversations with the instructor. It was cold and rainy but we had a super fun time!
Here's some members of our group from behind:
Our instructor talking about mountain lions. She's the little gal in the blue jacket:
Some scenery pics:
Dennis is wearing apline gaitors. I thought that was pretty funny but hey, it prevented his pants from getting wet out there. There was very deep mud in some places.
Me:
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