I don’t count sheep when I’m going to sleep; I think back to the trail and try to remember the people that I met, tent sites that I occupied, hostels that I visited, shelters that I slept in or cat holes that I dug. I usually drift right off.

It just helps to keep the memories of the hike alive. Will I remember the tent site at Wind Rock forever? The snoring/non snoring shelters at Tumbling Run? JimmyJohn and MontyPython ? I don’t know.