A Little About Us
Anne & Alicia Backpacking


~ How The Madness Began ~


Written Spring 2000, Updated Spring 2008


Well, this is Alicia here and Anne doesn't know that I am writing this 
right now, {now she does} so I can say anything I want, really... 



We first got into backpacking when we were bored one Labor Day weekend.  
Anne took my sister and I to BiMart in Ellensburg to buy camping gear.  
(No, we weren't backpacking yet.)  We had stolen some rocks from the 
government when up at Manastash with my Grandma a few times,  and couldn't 
wait to stay the night there. So we camped out at Buck Meadows and the 
next day we went hiking up to Manastash Lake.


That whole year we were planning hikes and itching to get back into the 
mountains, and that next spring Anne brought up backpacking.  Personally, 
I thought people who went up into the mountains and expected to survive 
with only what they had in their pack were crazy.  But me, being a 
follower and, well, crazy warmed up to the idea after a while.  Our 
first trip was with just Anne and I and, man, it took FOREVER to 
convince my parents that we were responsible enough to do this and not 
die or be kidnapped or something. (Grandma helped us with this a TON.) 
After 5 days up at the Chiwaukum area, at the ages of 13 and 17, we 
were hooked...neither of us have since recovered.


Since then {this is Anne now} our feet have taken us over hundreds of 
miles of trail on roads,beaches,cross country and animal paths. It has 
been an adventure and a learning experience. There have been points on 
the trail when we have really annoyed each other but overall these 
experiences have brought us closer together. We have had to conquer fears 
and mature along with our responsibilities. I don't remember what exactly 
prompted the madness but I think it started with our first camping and 
hiking trip and after that just spiraled out of control. At first it was 
just Alicia and I trekking out into the unknown but soon my youngest 
cousin, Kira, got pulled into the mele along with her friends, and then 
eventually my sister. At this time we are still trying to convince other 
members of my family to tag along. It's only a matter of time because now
that Alicia and I are both married we outnumber the non-hikers by a long
shot.




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