The Big Meadows Trip

So, as you can tell we got back from the trip OK and there were no major dramas. Everyone had a good time and the Little Nippers and The Wife have enjoyed their first backpacking trip.

Did learn a few things and was reminded of some others though:

1. I still pack too much food when backpacking.
2. I need to work harder on travelling lighter.
3. SteriPENs are not in the least bit reliable for backcountry work, but they sound great at first.
4. Grand Pizza in Grand Lake, CO makes some of the best pizza I have ever tasted.
5. And the beer is good.
6. Don't pitch your tent across the slope, on even the mildest slope, if it can be avoided.
7. Don't then sleep on the downhill side of the tent if you can't avoid it.
8. Everyone rolls downhill when sleeping in a tent on a slight slope.
9. Backpackers Pantry dried food is better than most Mountain House dried food.