Get out and make an adventure with friends or family. Here "BuggetNuster," my longtime friend, take to a high Alpine area for just such an outing and further test a bit of gear and knives in the process. Of course I had to bring my other longtime friend and companion, trained in such terrain, "Allie the Mountain Dog" (my trained female black lab). She is my ever-present wilderness sidekick. We discuss gear, memories, friend relationships, tactical loadouts, gun, blades, and joke around as we make our way to a scenic alpine bench area for both blade testing, some firemaking, and a simple dinner. Usually deep in snow in November, this area was still waiting for the real snow to fall. This allowed our easier access to this area and we found the beautiful weather and our complete solitude up there much to our liking. less