07-15-2024 Entry

<> This was an intentionally light exercise day. I spent most of it getting my stuff organized and packed up for the trip. Went to REI to pick up my sleeping bag rental. That place is not great. No email confirmation of the rental, service in the store is hit-and-miss, and you often have to wait. I spent about 20 minutes in the main store and ended up just getting some electrolyte tablets because they didn't have replacement cartridges for Joe's water filter. After that, I went to a dollar store and got a bunch of bargain items I needed, all for about $7. Then it was home to pack most of the items into my backpack. After dinner, Ann and I went for a walk around the neighborhood, I wore my pack with a closer approximation of weight distribution. Still need to add more weight, mostly from water, but it felt better and more comfortable. Hiked for about 1.5 miles.