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Posted by Jim S on October 1, 2007 at 10:31:16 pm EDT
In reply to What's in Your Survival Kit? posted by Alicia on July 2, 2007 at 10:55:02 am EDT

Hi Dave,
Its nice to hear from you too. (are there emotocons?)

I moved from San Francico to Bend, Oregon 2 years ago. Bend is at 3,600' and 20 miles from Mt Bachelor ski resort. We have a row of vocanoes called the Sisters 20 miles west and Sisters wilderness. I live on the edge of town (3rd house on the north side of the road - and yes that makes me a local...) and it takes me about 25 minutes to be on a lift from home. We can buy a ten ride ticket good any day so I can go ski 3 runs if I wanted to, for $18.

Its quite a change getting used to living in Ponderosa forest on a mountain side. We take the dog 4wheeling everyother day to run in the woods which is mixed connifers. 5 miles from home I am on forest service dirt mountain rode - I can't believe it, it would take 5 hours of drive from sanfrancisco.

I haven't done much backpacking since I've been here which sort of blows my mind. People who live here don't backpack much, but people come here from everywhere to backpack anc climb and bike and stuff, its a world class resort destination. BUT I have huge ponderosa (25 bigns) and a 30 foot lava flow wall on the back of the property. I've hiked to get to places not nearly as
out of doorsish" as my backyard. I just don't feel the pull to put on my pack, in fact the last two times I backpacked I drove to the Sierras in California to meet a girlfriend for our annual camping Trip.

Hows life treating you?
Jim

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