Thanks to all for posting! I am very thankful to have made this milestone. As some know, I have had some health & fitness issues over the past several years. The knee replacement last year woke me up to realize how hard I would have to work if I wanted to return to Q. Our upcoming trip will let me know if I have what it takes to keep returning...(I think the answer will be affirmative).

I think my best learning is to take each day as it comes, and enjoy it, because health is a precious commodity that can be lost with little or no advance warning...

Oh, the other thing I remember about that first trip, (prompted by KF's post) is the woefully inadequate equipment we had, a cheap Kame Apart tent, drenching downpours, mosquitos, trying to sleep in a wet sleeping bag, trying to build a fire with wet wood (what stove?), ...those were the days, my friend...