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Nov 27, 2023Liked by Garrett Kincaid

Ah Garrett this was so good & so much fun. Got a bunch of good laughs.

Funny as I cut my teeth on backpacking and going backcountry last summer, how similar our experiences were.

Great work man !

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Thanks, man! Your LinkedIn essay and Alex's writing have inspired me to be a little silly sometimes. This was fun to write, glad it was fun to read.

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"Am I a fully functioning adult capable of navigating the Icelandic wilderness? Or am I merely a waddling toddler who needs to be told where to place his doo-doo?" ha ha, excellent piece. Well done - great start

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Haha thank you, April, I appreciate you following along with the series.

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Were you able to see that I restacked you? I couldn't find it anywhere (Notes confuses me I guess I am just too old ha ha) but I put something like.... this essay is full of shit and it is excellent, and I wondered if it got deleted being misinterpreted as a criticism which would be kind of funny!

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Yes, I saw, thanks for sharing it! You can see your published notes here, on the Notes tab of your publication: https://writewhalley.substack.com/notes .

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Very useful - thanks for teaching an oldie ha ha

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It’s a great question about ultimate humility. I can’t think of a time when I experienced it- so that might be saying something.

(Also, outstanding piece)

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Knowing you, I don't think you have as much of a problem with hubris as I do. I needed a face-smack of humility to ground me. Thank you for reading!

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Hey Garrett, I enjoyed your posting. Such fun in the Land of Fire and Ice!

I just finished writing a Three Part series on Iceland. Check it out at LoisTB.substack.com Expect the Unexpected

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