The next four months of this blog will be absolutely dedicated to my adventures on NOLS Rocky Mountain's Outdoor Educator Semester.

I'm currently putting together all of my gear in one place, just to see what I have and what I'll need to buy either on my last, frenzied shopping trip tonight or when I arrive in Lander, WY, a place I'll call "Base Camp" for the semester. It's actually already a pretty impressive array, but it doesn't include my second water bottle, my brand-new Asolo boots, and a few other miscellaneous things I have around the house.

I leave my home town in the wee hours of the morning on February 8th, meaning I'll be a civilized man for less than four days, before I get on a 6AM flight and get on my way.

My first leg currently looks like it will be an 80-hour Wilderness First Responder course with the Wilderness Medicine Institute. I think this is a great place to start, not only because it eases the transition from home life to camp life (I get to sleep in the dorms for this, I think), but especially because it equips me and my group with medical training before we hit the trail. That way, we can all feel a bit more comfortable knowing that if something does go wrong, we will have the skills to respond.

I'd love to hear from my friends and family while I'm gone (and always love to get freelance inquiries), so feel free to email me, write to me, send me (non-perishable) care packages, whatever you like. I'll be able to check email every 2-5 weeks and will be sure to respond as soon as I can.

For now, wish me luck, and off I'll go into the wild country...

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