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I'm thinking spring and fall hiking trips sound a bit more appealing than summer again, if I'm staying in Texas or the Southwest. That old song "...Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun," is starting to make sense to me. And for my next solo backpack trip, Guadalupe mountains or Big Bend area sound appealing... I do like views and vistas. I'll start browsing parks, forums, and looking for ideas.

But I'm thinking my next trip will be a car camping trip with my girlfriend. I've only done solo camping, never with anyone else. It would be fun to actually go with family-- hike together, kayak together, eat the better food that she would cook for us... :>) And she's actually into the idea now. As long as we wait till the weather cools off a little, I think it will be fun. If not -- well, I'll have tried, we've weathered worse together, and I can go back to solos or with friends or other hiking partners!