Absence...

I haven't blogged for a couple of days as I have been hiking in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with Jason (http://www.jasonplancaster.com) and Emily. We hiked on I think four major hiking trails and climbed about four mountains. It was a fun and relaxing expedition. We saw a lot of deer on the first day and the last but very few during the actual hike. During our hike we experienced some challenges but were able to overcome them successfully. While traveling north yesterday, I drafted some rough notes which I will convert into most likely one long blog entry to capture all of the details of the great trip.