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On the trail? Stay dry to stay warm

 
By Jacquelyn Farris | Published: November 9, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Fall is a sneaky little season that I consider an untamed beast. It’s hard to pack and predict the weather. Think about it. Winter is just plain cold. In spring the temperatures are cool. During summer you always know it’s going to be hot. But with Fall, you just don’t know.

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This past weekend my good friend Michael and I went to the Fall Gathering at Quartz Mountain, a biannual gathering of Oklahoma rock climbers. This was a weekend for rock climbing and I thought I packed like a pro.

In just a day, I roasted and was desperate for just one more layer to keep from having chattering teeth. From sun-up to sun-down I felt like a lizard basking in the sun, or better yet one of the many rattlesnakes that call Quartz Mountain home. As soon as night fell I was singing a different tune.

I have been hitting the trail for quite sometime now and I was certain I packed the right gear.

After this past weekend I decided it was time to go straight to an expert for some solid outdoors advice.

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