And then there were three

Its been two weeks since Jeff arrived, and we've covered a lot of ground since our seamless rendezvous in Songinsan National Park. Adding a person to the hiking crew has brought a new aspect to the trip; added a new spice to the stew. There is now 1/3 more food to be carried and consumed, 1/3 more creativity in the camp kitchen, 1/3 more card players (what's your favorite 3-person card game, we need some new ones?), 1/3 more people to bring up the morale when its down, and 1/3 less chance of being attacked by wild animals on a high mountain ridge.


Jeff and I met while working in Telluride, CO as ski lift operators. He's one of those people I realized I had much in common with immediately. We kept in touch over the years intermittently, and always talked of doing some traveling together. Plans aligned a little over a year ago, and Jeff was eager to join our adventure on the Baekdudaegan.


We've enjoyed walking, eating and living our way through rural, mountainous Korea on the first long distance through-hike any of us has ever done. Sharing experiences with others most often enriches them for me, as it provides another set of eyes and another mind with which to perceive the world. Adequately communicating what one has seen and felt is frequently difficult and rarely successful, yet always educational.