Hi All-  One of the things I love about adventuring is the wonderful people you meet along the way.  The picture above was taken at Rainbow Lake in the Wind River Range in Wyoming.  While on a week long backpacking trip we ran into this group of young people from all over the country who were attending a leadership training with the National Outdoor Leadership School, NOLS.  We were proud to stand among tomorrow's leaders.  We were also happy to give them a string of fish a some select chunks of cheese because they were a mighty hungry lot! 

You'll notice Reanman and H standing to the left.  Just behind them are Fred and Mikey, two friends from Long Island.  The five of us along with a my brothers and a few other misfits make up a group of friends we refer to as the Boys of Summer or BOS.  The one woman who has braved travelling with the BOS is my lovely wife Brenda.  She has since given up wilderness tripping opting instead for warm hotel rooms when we travel.  For the past 20+ years this group has found a way to come together for a week long wilderness adventure.  It is pretty amazing we have been able to keep it going all these years.  I am the only left in the group who has found a way to make every trip.  I feel blessed to have such great friends and to have this opportunity too see and experience parts of our country most people never see. 

What is fun about this year's Colorado Trail Challenge is that the BOS will be joining us for a week on the trail.  It will be great to see the boys! 

This NOLS group were inner city kids from poverty.  They are no strangers to food insecurity and pangs of hunger.  But food insecurity is all around us.  Take a few minutes to watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_-hhS5pUZQ) and consider supporting my Hiking to End 68 Hours of Hunger Challenge by making a donation to the Exeter branch of End 68 Hours of Hunger- http://www.end68hoursofhunger.org/find-your-community/new-hampshire/exeter/

Thanks,
Night Screamer

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  1. UnknownJuly 30, 2018 at 2:28 PM

    Hey Jimmy boy,Im a following you now on your blog,we got hit by a powerful storm
    I went down to the camps in back of my house 2 were completly distroyed and numerous
    others were hit by trees,8 people sent to the hospital ,but from what I hear they are ok.
    Best,regards, John

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