The Side Effects of Endorphins

I still remember the first time I went camping. It was during my dad’s drinking days. We took three sleeping bags, threw them by a damp stream bed then put out our fishing poles and eventually fell asleep. it was downright horrible..

I remember one time outside of Boise. We were running a relay across Idaho (In Togas) myself and a few friends during an organized race. Between our running legs, we camped out. And that particular night we overslept and missed our exchange. We woke up to nothing but the stars. We had to run solo until we eventually caught up. We were a pretty fast team.

Another relay, Hood to Coast we were sleeping underneath the stars, watching shooting stars all night long. It was difficult to sleep as the elk were mating and calling each other. It was my introduction to Oregon.

We have an entire section of our garage for just camping stuff.

These days, I prefer a bed.