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Backcountry (Hayes)

big deer and black bear
fat goose and tall moose
sharp ax and backpack
blaze orange wool cap

wild running rivers
cold weather shivers
rough trails before me
splinter and sliver

base layer under
I wish I was younger
put on the rain gear
I hear the thunder

saw blade and new knife
marry a nice wife
go to the forest
carve out a fine life

leaves in the road hide
critters from eye sight
I stepped on a frog’s
leg on his left side

trailheads and trail-mix
firesteel and feather-sticks
tinder from birch bark
bear bag before dark

mud on my ruck sack
big mounds of moose scat
high hills and mountains
hours to get back

backcountry camping
I like what I do
If you ever try it
you might like it, too