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I like to be tough and have it together (well look that way).

Engine academy in Naches washignton was for one week June 2005. I had just broken up with my boyfriend of 6 years. I packed up my Chevy Silverado to camp for the week, alone and all tough. Instead of claiming perdium and getting put up in a hotel I was going to camp on the Naches River.

Night 1
Jack Johnson and Chris Isaac on the truck radio.
Steak and mushrooms cooking on my hibachi
6 pack of beer
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my tent set up
it equalled an excellent night.
In the mornig I was up and at em.
I made camp coffee had some jerkey and I was on my way to class.

Night 2
music changed to Rob Zombie and Alice in chains
hot dog on my hibachi, chips and salsa box of wine...started
equalled an ok night morning, camp coffee and some cereal.

Night 3 last night...
made some soup in my jet boil listened to music...
can't remember what.

Morning....
Well I decided I needed a bath so I jumped in the icy river...jumped out washed all my important parts and jumped back in. I then decided it would be a good idea to wash my hair with my hot water on the stove to warm me up... Whoops. Needless to say I lost some hair that week and blistered my scalp, but I was clean.

Why didn't I stay in a hotel like everyone else? They all partied and had a good time that week. Well I had a campfire every night and danced to the music I liked. I slept next to the sound of the river and had little acorns drop on me in the middle of the night. I got to go wood hunting after class every night and explore the countryside. I close my eyes and taste the river and smell the dry grass of the Naches valley.