Chapter 2 Cascade and Porter

   Introduction : When I first started out, I was just thinking of going for an adventure of journey and growth with a sense of accomplishment. What I didn’t expect was the ideas that are starting to form with it from letting go of my past traumas and heartache to renewing my sense of self all the way to the possibility of writing a book of my adventure in the high peaks. Preparation: Cost wise this adventure is from the start expensive. Following is a list of what I had to get as I started from scratch with very little in the way of equipment as I mentioned early in my ramblings. If you have the tent and sleeping essentials you are ahead of the game as through my research, I have found that a decent sleeping bag and tent are costly. 1.       New tent from amazon- $80.00 2.       Hiking boots- on sale from REI- $120.00 3.       Hiking socks- REI- $30.00 4.       Hiking pants-REI-$35.00x2=$70.00 ( in case you do anothe...

  Preparation: I had a tent and sleeping bag and mat as well as a camp stove. Much to my dismay I lost my poles to pitch the tent.   Found a similar one on amazon, tent purchased. Then I had to get hiking boots and clothing as well as a daypack and other equipment that is needed more to follow on that in the coming chapters. So, I made reservations for me myself and I to begin my journey. Draper’s acres was perfect the correct location just 3 minutes up the road from my first high peak. The people at the front office were very friendly and extremely helpful. The drive to the campground was about 5 hours for me.  Trip #1: I arrived on Friday in August a couple of weeks before my birthday. Due to weather that day I arrived later then I had expected so was pitching my tent in the dark not the best idea, but i didn't have any choice. Luckily, I found a very nice couple to help me out. Once that was all set up it was time to make some dinner. Much to my chagrin I could not get...