We've been hiking for hours and just came over the top of that saddle. The other side is a consistent climb to 9000ft at the top. Fortunately, on this side we only drop slightly into this valley before climbing one more saddle and down to the valley we wished to use as our first base camp.
The great philosopher Jeff Foxworthy once said, "If you have more than three pieces of duct tape on your jacket, you might be a redneck." While the hillbilly rests in camp, I start dinner.