Amy Carlson and Kal Brauner

We have not had an opportunity to do many outdoor trips with John. We have, however, had the opportunity to know him through other activities. This past summer though, in August 2003, we did a backpacking trip with John, Karen, and Aaron in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. The purpose of the trip was to climb Gannett Peak, Wyoming's high point. While it did not happen this time, a good time was had by all.

John does not believe in all of these new fangled gadgets, such as GPS's and maps that cost real money. John was asked before heading into the back country whether he had a map. Of course he did! However, every time we stopped he asked to look at our map. Finally, my husband, Kal, said, "I thought you had a map". John did indeed have a map. (See picture below of his map.) It was a composite of printed pages from a free website (www.topozone.com ). We all were amused by his map, but it did the job just fine.

Amy Carlson and Kal Brauner

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