I never carried the “full house” on my shoulders before. This time, with introduction of an old professional-grade KELTY backpack I would carry a tent, and sleeping bag, and warm clothes, and food, and tarp, and poncho and dozens of other small, but very necessary things. I woke up around 6AM, and I was folding the tent and gathering my things until I was finally ready. At 07:38, I started to walk on Basin Trail. First thought was that no way on earth I can carry this beast of a backpack. On the second thought, how other people carry all their hiking possessions and do not complain? Almost immediately off the parking…
