In case any of you are unaware, I HATE packing. It is that time. Today is that adventure. Bear is pissed. Up the stairs, down the stairs, in the car, out of the car. I think he knows. It makes him nervous. Me too. Here's the thing about packing your life every 6 months... you keep accumulating more crap. So, you keep getting rid of stuff to make room for the new stuff, but really, you bought that stuff because you were going to need it, so then you get somewhere and you're like, "Why the crap did I get rid of the broom? What did I make room for?" Then the answer is hits you in the face like a softball to the nose when you were 10... you made room for your 3rd pair of skis! Clearly! The irony lies in the fact that as seasonals we are naturally adventurous people, so therefore, we have more toys than your average hobo and no place in which to store any of them, so they all come with us, regardless of the season. Ever go to a seasonal housing area on moving day? There is more stuff attached to the various combinations of Thule and Yakima roof racks, boxes, tail gate racks and hitch mounted trailers than you would have thought possible. 2 kayaks (one for open water, one for swift water), three different bikes (a road bike, a soft tail, and a hard tail, 4 pairs of skis (cross country, the powder teles, the all mountain teles, and the rock skis), and of course the roof boxes loaded with climbing gear, helmets for every sport (we're at least safe about it), ice axes, crampons, probes and shovels, plastic boots, ski boots, hiking boots, trail runners, tents, and camp chairs. It's like REI unloaded it's 2nds in your car. All of those items, however, are seasonal necessities. Brooms? Seriously. You'll use that twice. Unless you're Clay Hanna, then at least twice a day. (Man, I'm gonna miss that kid!). But the problem remains packing all that crap. My hands are dry and cracked from packing boxes. I ripped a bag with an ice axe, broke a bunch of hangers, and split my finger open on a cardboard box. And somehow, I will manage to get all of that plus a 70 pound dog into the Subaru. Let the games begin! And good luck to my fellow seasonals who may have not started yet, but will within a month. You all know what you are in for and all I can offer is moral support.And beer if you travel through Yosemite on your way. ;) Here's to hoping everything fits!
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Some Native Americans used dogs as pack animals to support their seasonal migration.
I'd never say anything bad about Bear, but the plan seems to have gone awry somewhere. Maybe the early peoples didn't do much ice climbing.
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