Backpacker – September 2019

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Nevertheless, I persevered and faced into the wind and oncoming chop. I still felt a hint of excitement at the thought of my sec ...

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 46 BACKPACKER.COM M Y EYES FLUTTERED OPEN. The last thing I remembered was crawling into my sleeping bag, ...

I walked a few miles until the road went over a ridge. We’d camped at the bottom of a similar feature, but I still didn’t recogn ...

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