A quick update

I have not (as yet) been eaten by bears, eloped, or fallen off the side of a cliff. Since time is short, I'll just give you some listy goodness.

- our national parks are amazing. Go. Go to them now. I don't care which one. Just go.
- wasting water is for dummies.
- T-Mobile has service approximately nowhere outside of a city.
- real hiking requires real hiking clothes. Like skiing requires boots and kayaking requires a paddle, old New Balance won't cut it.
- Both of us can be out and about at 6 am. Really. I'm not "awake", per se, but that's a technicality.
- subnote: while hiking, Clif Bar "shot bloks" are great. Everything else Clif still tastes like rice and sand.
- Alex will have all the good photos of nature. A cameraphone just won't do for most of this, but you can see a few odds and ends from the road (when I DO have service) here.
- Oh, and turn off the computer and go outside and play this weekend. I promise, it's totally worth it.