Goose dropped by Saturday for a short visit. <\/p>\n
Diane asked, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How do like college? On a scale of one to ten? \u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n
Goose answered, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d say a seven, and I knocked those three points off because of the work.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n
Seems to me most every kid we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve talked to feels the same way. Should I be surprised?<\/p>\n
Then Goose told us about his Mt. Monadnock climb with his girlfriend, Kristen. I think he said this was his third time up, but the first to watch the sunset. Now, the camping guys are always knocking around in the forest, balancing the need to explore with the need to come back alive. Hiking in the dark works – sort of – but only with good light, so I knew what was coming.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was hard climbing down.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Yeah, now there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an understatement. When the sun sets in the woods, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not a pleasantly receding light experience as it is in the city. <\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We had two flashlights but they only showed small circles in front of us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The last time I hiked in the dark, I fell in a seven foot hole. Had it been ten feet deep, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d still be there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Goose dropped by Saturday for a short visit. Diane asked, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How do like college? On a scale of one to ten? \u00e2\u20ac\u009d Goose answered, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d say a seven, and I knocked those three points off because of the work.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Seems … Continue reading