{"id":3842,"date":"2022-08-17T17:59:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T17:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2022-08-17T17:59:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T17:59:46","slug":"granola-biscuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisrivard.com\/blog\/granola-biscuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Granola &amp; Biscuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of my backcountry lessons include taking a trail name (like thru-hikers do), making sure to check the stars if you get up in the middle of the night, and taking every opportunity to put your bare feet in a cold stream on a hot day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3854\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dscf6087.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3854\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3857\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dscf6117.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3857\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3851\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_1662.jpg?w=769\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3851\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3853\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_1664.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3853\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3858\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_1677.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3858\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3852\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/img_1706.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3852\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3856\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dscf6020.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3856\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like many parents, I&#8217;m horrified by the devices and the screens and how addictive staring at a screen can be &#8211; and worry that kid&#8217;s brains are being rewired by the dopamine hits of the endless scroll and the abyss of consumerism. I worry that kids won&#8217;t know what to do if they&#8217;re dropped into the backcountry, but I&#8217;m here to report dear reader &#8211; it&#8217;s not true. In the absence of the iPad and the Switch and all other external stimulation devices kids &#8211; will find a way &#8211; they&#8217;ll revert to their feral selves and bask in the bugs and sunshine and streams and huckleberries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We spent the past few days in the backcountry around Mt Hood. I deliberately kept the mileage low and the exploring and down time high. It was a good combination of backpacking time, day hikes and no schedule. And lots of snacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a phrase in Kim Stanley Robinson&#8217;s Sierra book that I&#8217;m reading in which he describes an early member of the Sierra Club who &#8220;pursued life intensely&#8221;. 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