Numbers

Every August I head North to the Pine Tree State for my family's annual camping trip. Here are some relevant numbers from the 2007 edition:

3 - the number of moose I saw during my 4 day visit to the Maine woods.

8 - miles from our campground to the nearest paved road.

9 - the cost in dollars, per person, per night for our lodging in a three sided lean-to.

11 - total number of aunts, uncles, cousins, cousins-in-laws and first cousins once removed (that is your cousin's kids, in case you were curious) that made the trip.

25 - number of miles I hiked during the trip. (Not to shabby, eh?)

45 - the temperature INSIDE my lean-to at 6:00am Monday, August 6th.

86 - the high temperature on Saturday, August 4th, the day I hiked 12 miles.

Infinite - the number of stars you could see after dark while lying down in the grass in the campground's picnic area. (I totally get the whole Milky Way thing now.)