Staying in the Bag Versus Getting Up

sleeping bag tent

There is an argument I have with myself around 6:20 every camping morning, lying in a warm bag in cold air with no good reason to move. It took a bad summer of losing that argument slowly to find a rule that works.

Being the First One Awake at Camp

campfire morning

I woke up at 5:40 because my hip hurt, not because of a sunrise. Being first awake at camp is less a reward than a job, and after a few seasons of doing it badly I have made some peace with the role.