I'm putting this thread here because many of you have watched my son Thomas grow up through the many fishing, camping and travelling adventures we've shared with you here. I think if one searched back there are pictures of him as a 9 year old with both a fly rod and brookie in hand.
He hasn't fished much with me for the past year, mostly because he's had beastly amounts of homework and lots of studying keeping him at home. That's all paid off, though. In three weeks he leaves us for Georgia Tech, our future engineer on a huge adventure. That will be a hard 'goodbye' for me, albeit a proud one.
So T-man wants to say his (hopefully!) temporary goodbye to his Adirondacks by doing a solo trip. Not a fishing one but up high. Though I think him highly competent and well trained, this is his first alone camping and backpacking experience. He hopes to pick off some high peaks starting Monday, his first target being Gothics. So if you spot an ageing VT Subaru at the trailhead parking lot or run into a 6'3" lean adolescent speed hiker on his way uphill, do wish him well.
I watched him pack, go over his routes, plan his trip, get his food together, trying like hell not to interject or interfere. He knows what he's doing. Still, there's a part of me that thinks of him as that 9 year old and it's hard to watch him go.
He hasn't fished much with me for the past year, mostly because he's had beastly amounts of homework and lots of studying keeping him at home. That's all paid off, though. In three weeks he leaves us for Georgia Tech, our future engineer on a huge adventure. That will be a hard 'goodbye' for me, albeit a proud one.
So T-man wants to say his (hopefully!) temporary goodbye to his Adirondacks by doing a solo trip. Not a fishing one but up high. Though I think him highly competent and well trained, this is his first alone camping and backpacking experience. He hopes to pick off some high peaks starting Monday, his first target being Gothics. So if you spot an ageing VT Subaru at the trailhead parking lot or run into a 6'3" lean adolescent speed hiker on his way uphill, do wish him well.
I watched him pack, go over his routes, plan his trip, get his food together, trying like hell not to interject or interfere. He knows what he's doing. Still, there's a part of me that thinks of him as that 9 year old and it's hard to watch him go.
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