I think I may be becoming a gearwhore
As I write, I've got less than two days to go until I fly out to the Canadian equivalent of Timbuktu.
Getting to the Nahanni River is going to be a bit of a trip in itself. I fly to Edmonton, then Calgary, then up to Yellowknife, then to Fort Simpson, then via charter floatplane to a tiny village of 100 called Nahanni Butte, then a big ol' water taxi trip to the river's head. All this to spend ten days lifting, paddling, hiking, climbing, and generally working my little heiney off.
I can't freakin' wait.
Weird as it may be, part of the fun has been packing. I've been a bit of a MEC regular of late, and I've accumulated a nice little mountain of gear, including a Swiss Army knife, shammy towel, waterproof hat, sunglasses, gloves, boots, mosquito jacket, sandals and an alarming reserve of neoprene.
It's funny. I used to think all this stuff was geeky (hellooooo, headlamp!) but now I kind of love it. It's an addiction. As I drool over my MEC catalogue, I'm consumed by a desire for more. More neoprene! More Gore-Tex! Yes, yes, more LED-based illumination!
*Ahem*. Hey, go easy on me. We all have our hobbies.
Getting to the Nahanni River is going to be a bit of a trip in itself. I fly to Edmonton, then Calgary, then up to Yellowknife, then to Fort Simpson, then via charter floatplane to a tiny village of 100 called Nahanni Butte, then a big ol' water taxi trip to the river's head. All this to spend ten days lifting, paddling, hiking, climbing, and generally working my little heiney off.
I can't freakin' wait.
Weird as it may be, part of the fun has been packing. I've been a bit of a MEC regular of late, and I've accumulated a nice little mountain of gear, including a Swiss Army knife, shammy towel, waterproof hat, sunglasses, gloves, boots, mosquito jacket, sandals and an alarming reserve of neoprene.
It's funny. I used to think all this stuff was geeky (hellooooo, headlamp!) but now I kind of love it. It's an addiction. As I drool over my MEC catalogue, I'm consumed by a desire for more. More neoprene! More Gore-Tex! Yes, yes, more LED-based illumination!
*Ahem*. Hey, go easy on me. We all have our hobbies.
posted by D. at
9:29 AM
2 Comments:
Alright. so its been years since we've chatted about anything - but even after reading your blog, no idea why exactly you are going to the middle of nowhere to muck about. (but also jealous).
please help make me understand.
(and, like, hi dude.)
By
Rich, at 7:16 PM
lol - I LOVE the headlamps! they are SOOO convenient!!!
By
N, at 10:10 AM
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