Sunny Corner
Copyright© 2017 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 6
“Good idea,” I said. “I’ve been wanting to go there again.”
“It’s a hike.”
“Yup, I’ve noticed that the places that take effort to get to are vacant.”
“Uh huh.” Jim suggested that it had rained several times in the past month.
Jim likes his Troop Carrier better than mine. I think the real reason is he gets to drive. I still get to buy fuel ... and beer ... and snacks ... and lunch ... and a BOOK ... for boredom on the drive.
“You’re going to miss some great scenery,” Jim said.
“We’ve been taking this route for two years, I won’t miss it,” I replied.
“It’s always different,” He said.
“I’ll check it out between chapters.”
“Western part of the state is on fire,” Jim said.
“We’re not going west,” I said.
“Yer a bit contrary,” Jim said.
“I miss her,” I said.
“Marry the girl,” Jim chuckled.
The crack was still there.
Along the hike, for the first kilometer, there was plenty of evidence diggers had been there; scratches, patches of bedrock, holes in the bank, but the farther upstream we went the diggings were fewer until they stopped altogether. No matter what anybody tells you, a little light weight firefighters water pump isn’t ... light. Two of them are downright hefty.
Petrol weighs 6 pounds a gallon. Water is eight. We packed it ... we’ll pack it out.
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