Future plans

One of my backpacking plans for this next season include my 7 year old son, JP.  I have big plans for getting him prepped for the trip so that way the trip will be more enjoyable for both of us.  I went on a 3 night trip along the St. Joe River to Bacon Lake with a group of scouts aged 12 through 16 this last summer, and part of the time it felt like I was with a bunch of whiners (including some leaders (including me...)), and other times it was a great adventure.  Part of it was the lack of physical preparedness. 

So in preparation of this next season I put a map of the Wallowas on my wall and marked the trails I've already been on. I have also been going on runs or walks to keep my legs moving during the winter months and after days of sitting in front of a computer at work.  The plan is to include JP in these walks and hikes so that he can prepare himself also.

There are a couple trips to the Wallowas in the works right now including one with my good Oregon friends who I go backpacking with often and my beautiful wife, and one with my oldest son and friends.   

(No trails are marked in this picture)

(Zoomed in and marked - but hard to see)

 

The yellow highlight is from a trip in 2012, pink is 2013, and orange is 2014.

 

This next season I have lots of hopes and aspirations of what I want to do including the two trips to the Wallowas, a trip to Priest Lake, ID, biking the trail of the Coeur D'Alene's, finishing a triathlon, and including my family in as much of this as I can.  Oh and there is a ski trip in there, and I haven't been in 6 years. 

 

Here's to 2015!