The Mighty Trail Walker

Bryan loves his job as a trailwalker at Anasazi Foundation, and he's great at working with kids. He also loves the outdoors, and it's a good thing. I snapped a few pictures last week as he arrived home after being on the trail for 8 days. He always looks so dirty and scraggly coming off the trail. It's pretty funny, and definitely something that needs to be recorded for posterity. I promise he's not a homeless man. :)

This is what he REALLY looks like when he gets home, and because I love him so much, he always gets a hug and kiss before he takes a shower. Still, the SHOWER is always the first priority once he walks in the door. His clothes smell so strongly like campfire and mountainman-having-worn-them-8-days-straight-ish-ness, that we bag them up immediately so they don't spread the wealth around. If we had our own washer & dryer they would go in the wash (in their very own load) immediately! :)

It's a good thing I like camping so much...it makes it easier to deal with the grime. The fact that I haven't seen him for eight days also makes it a lot easier, since I'm always so excited to see him when he gets home. He actually looks pretty sexy in a grizzly-Adams-ish sorta way. I'm really glad that Bryan enjoys what he's doing right now for work. I'm actually a little jealous, and once I get better, he's promised me that we'll do some backpacking of our own. I can't wait!