I went home for the week to recuperate before the semester begins. Sam & I had been planning this little backpacking adventure for a few weeks. It was a four mile hike out and back on the Appalachian Trail, right outside of Harrisburg. Beautiful vistas of the surrounding rivers.
It was my first experience with backpacking so I didn't completely know what to expect. My pack was about 40 pounds and the hiking was definitely more challenging with that weight on my back. I ate some weird freeze dried Chicken & Rice meal for dinner which was surprisingly not gross. We enjoyed quality conversation by the fire and slept with a full moon peaking through the 'windows.'
Other than that, we caught up with family and did errands. We parted ways on Saturday morning to start a new semester of being apart. It's sad because I don't when we'll see each other again, but I'm never worried that it won't be worth the wait.
Smiles, Morgen.
