So take off is tomorrow…..about a year since Patagonia’s great adventure and it’s hard to believe I’m about to hit repeat and do it again.  I’m definitely in a different head than last year which was surrounded by first time worries, but the challenges of time (never enough between work, family, home, and me, which in this case means MILES) has presented itself as this year’s theme.  The upswing is the confidence in my well-tested gear from last year, my familiarity with the extremes that lay ahead, and knowing, from re-reading my Patagonia daily notes, that it all boils down to one foot in front of the other.  I have many blog entries that still need to make it to this wall, but for now, hollering a hello to the vast internet, and most especially to all those wonderful people around the globe who are packing/stuffing/jamming it all in to their backpacks this week — good luck –  I can’t wait to see you in Atacama!

Hello from the Hudson River in NYC