My Mountain Man Survived!

Just a quick update to let you know Christian survived his solo overnight hike into the mountains. I dropped him off yesterday at a trailhead up Big Cottonwood Canyon. As he exited the car, it started to rain, and being the caring and sensitive wife that I am, said "I love you, but you cannot call me to come pick you up if you get cold or if it snows. I'll see you here at 2:30 tomorrow. Have fun!!". And then I peeled away in my turbo diesel, leaving him in a cloud of bluish grey smoke. So sensitive, I know. Anyway, he called me at 1:00 today to say he was almost to the trailhead so I left right away and picked him up. Despite the fact that he was camping next to a family of coyotes and it was a little more than 32 degrees F outside last night, he survived and is talking about doing it again as soon as possible. I'd sleep better at night if he could find someone to hike and camp with (hint hint). He begged me to post some of his photos, so here you go.

Here's the view from his tent.

 

Here's a self portrait he took just in case the coyotes got a hold of him and the search and rescue team needed a photo to i.d. the body.

 

Coming soon, Christian has promised to write about his side of the story at the fertility clinic, where Pat was conceived. You'll probably want to read that one.