What have we been up to?

It feels like it's been forever since I blogged, but it's only been 10 days. Still, let me tell you what we've been up to!

BD hosted a hiker ruck last weekend. We had no idea what a ruck was, but when we looked it up, it said this: the undistinguished crowd or ordinary run of persons or things.

Okay, that cleared things up. Glad we know what to expect now.

After being a part of the ruck weekend, we can attest that there is no ordinary run of things, that's for sure. Here's a snippet of what transpired at the ruck.

We ate cherpeachel. God bless you. Sorry, that wasn't a sneeze. It's a food. It's kind of like a Turducken (duck stuffed in a chicken in a turkey), but it's a dessert. It's a few pies within a cake. I had 3 helpings for a person who does not like pies.

We burned the 2011 Christmas tree. This was right after we heard a talk on Leave No Trace principles, which include making sure all fires are contained.

Out of the 50+ people at the "hiker" ruck, about 4 people went for a hike. Instead, we did a lot of eating. And, the rucksters left behind enough for a whole week of leftovers. The perk of being a caretaker and not many hungry hikers around to eat up!

All in all, we cannot wait for next year's ruck!