I Am This Great Unstable Mass Of Blood And Foam

North Carolina has four National Forrests. This weekend we did a little backpacking in one of them. Here are a few pictures from the Uhwarrie National Forest.


This was our crew, bright and early on Saturday morning.


With our motley crew there was bound to be some trouble. It was a good thing someone picked up this business card.


Shoe fetish.


Saturday was foggy, cool and a bit humid. The rain stopped by the time we got to the trail head.


We packed a lot of food so it made sense to stop often for snacks. Food always tastes better after you have been sweating.


I'm a slow hiker so this was my view for most of the trip. Prayer flags in NC?


My job was to get into everyone's business. This is Liam. He brought the entertainment in the form of Marker's Mark and a harmonica.


Megan and Andrew brought lots of food including heirloom tomatoes (not pictured).


Katie brought strange bewildered looks and the frisbee.


Caryl brought her best E.T. impression.


Jake brought his chiseled chin and surfing stories.


The girls filtering water at our campsite.


The right side our wonderful campsite.


And now the left side.


Not my color but just the right size.


We played a game called "throw the frisbee at the bandana hanging on the tree."


Liam used his flannel shirt and some body english to win the contest.


Time for a fire...


... and music.


The patented over the shoulder shot. Sunday we made really good time because it was mostly downhill.


The hat and hatchet scream "Mountain Man".