Camping "By the Numbers"

Thanks to the patience and planning of Diana, co-worker and backpacker extraordinaire, I survived - and enjoyed! - my first backpacking/camping trip this past weekend in beautiful Butano State Park. Here's an overview ala Harper's Index:

12 - Miles hiked (estimated)

7 - Hours spent hiking (including time searching for water)

2 - Horses out for a trail ride

16 - String cheese sticks consumed

8:30 - p.m., the hour we went to sleep because it was dark and what else is there to do?

9 - Banana slugs spotted

1 - Tick avoided
4 - Tylenon taken (by me) to get through the second day of hiking
3.5 - Hours spent napping upon returning home
Lots - Beautiful vistas, pastoral scenes and foresty goodness