I’m up early (six) because I have a big day at work. It’s all cool stuff, but still a lot of work. My tent is almost worn out. In the past year or so, it’s spent almost 100 days under the desert sun. The fabric has become thin and almost brittle.

I don’t know how dignified it is to talk about bodily functions, but I can’t resist: I love peeing outside. I know girls don’t like to talk about this, and rightfully so. But guys talk about it all the time. Given the choice between going inside or outside, most guys will do it in the woods. Some people have told me that males just like to mark their territory. There might be some truth to that, but my carnal senses can’t confirm whose claimed which territory. The world is my backyard!