Final Reflection

Looking back at our trip from the remove of several months, it is sometimes hard to believe that we actually did it. We're now entrenched in the everyday whirl of school, work, activities, grocery shopping, chores, laundry, etc., and I'm really glad to have the pictures from the summer as a slideshow screensaver on the computer to remind me that, yes, I did in fact spend time in all those amazing places. The boys had a sleepover last night and I had to get out the Thermarest pads and sleeping bags. As I did, I thought, "the last time I got all of this out was somewhere in Minnesota!" Then I thought about all the times we set up camp and arranged the pads and sleeping bags, got out the camp stove and boxes of kitchen gear. Would I do it again? Absolutely.