Ouch Marten! Black fly bite?

On the stick stoves in general, they seem more applicable to LNT hiking where there may or may not be rocks and standing fireplaces but hey, whatever turns your crank.

On the goal sidebar. Goals and expectations are good for group trips so everyone gets about what they expect but for a solo? A solo vacation? Tomorrow is another day to burn daylight. Enjoy what's offered and make the best of it.

Goals, benchmarks and their ilk are left at home on my trips. Timing is everything. I have only myself to please and very few days to do it in.