Never fear, your articles are always entertaining and informative! There is something therapeutic about sharing near-successes with friends and strangers alike, and I greatly enjoy your conversational writing style. You place a human element back into the adventures that many of us think about, but that few attempt. Looking forward to the next installment, as always.

With winter knocking at our doorstep, the dynamic changes and many people hang up their boots for the season. This doesn't have to be the case, but solid advice from experience earned the hard way can help get people back out onto the trails in a safe and fun way. Keep up the good work!