Passing Time

Life on the trail is great, but some days it's a struggle to make late-day miles with a positive attitude. So, how do Ben and I pass those tough miles?

• Eating a snack--even picking it out of our teeth takes time after the food is gone.
• Make up a word and then make up it's definition. ('Roundlet': a chorus that one repeats only three times or less)
• Telling childhood stories to each other.
• Praying for family and friends.
• Figuring out resupply or town logistics.
• Naming all the unsweetened cereals. (Cheerios, Special K, Total, etc..)
• Creating the most dignified sounding names. (Charles Edward Bennington, the First)
• Dedicating our last mile... (Last night was dedicated to PB and S'mores)
• Making up lame backpacker pick-up lines. (If I was heading South and then I met you...)
• Counting every 25 steps when going up hills.
• Finding the letters of the alphabet in nature.