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When she called and asked "do you want to join the mile high club?" I was all enthused, willing, and able. I was picturing a supersonic jet taking me exotic places and while the thought of making love in an airplane lavatory didn't appeal, going somewhere with my girl, did. She advised me to wear something comfortable shorts and a t-shirt and good sturdy athletic shoes or boots. I should have had an inkling at the last of that.
When she pulled up with her SUV with full four wheel drive I had my bag packed and while I went to the bathroom I heard her in the bedroom grabbing a few things I might have forgotten. I've traveled before so I'm not a novice but she wanted me not to be too cold, not too hot she said with a wink. She hadn't told me where we were going so I was actually grateful for her repacking.
I didn't glance in the back where she tossed my overnight bag. She had instructed me not to pack more than for a couple of days and that we could wash my clothes if we had to so I didn't bring much.
I should have been suspicious when she drove through town and never even glanced at the exit for the airport though. She was busy keeping me entertained with stories as only she knew how. Her job took her all over the country and I was excited at the thought of getting away with her for a few days, alone. I was distracted enough that I didn't realize we were on the interstate climbing and weaving through traffic, I guess I just thought she was going to a different airport.
When she pulled off onto a dirt track road in the National Forest though I had to ask "where are we going" and then see the beautiful smile she gave me that drove all thoughts of questions from my mind. She has that effect on me. I knew it. She knew it. All our friends laughed about it. I'm a fairly smart cookie but something about this woman just could make me lose all conscious thought. Just hearing her voice on the end of a telephone line could do that to me sometimes, make me go brain dead.
The bumping and dips were kind of fun and she mentioned something about having an orgasm from them which got me thinking about that particular 'thing' which I think she knew would keep me distracted for awhile. The track seemed to go on for miles before ending in a rather beautiful overlook. I could see for miles and wondered 'what the hell' as she cheerfully got out of the SUV.
Finally I got my thoughts together and asked "uh, where are we?"
She spread her arms and spun and said "we're in God's country!" with a smile and exuberance that I couldn't help but admire.
It was when she popped the back door and pulled a backpack out that I really began to become suspicious. She grabbed a fairly empty backpack and my overnight bag and unzipping it she dumped the later into the former. "What are you doing?" I asked alarmed.
"Repacking" she answered with an enthusiastic smile.
I looked around and realized I had been duped. I am a definite city girl. The idea of sleeping out under the stars usually involved a hammock in the back yard of my city home with neighbors on both sides and a dog barking down the street. I was not an enthusiastic backpacker or camper. When she said we would be joining the 'mile high club' I had naturally assumed she meant on an airplane going somewhere. Not in the mountains with critters as voyeurs! "Are you kidding me?"
Her smile was meant to disarm, it succeeded to a degree but I was becoming angry at the missed airplane ride. "Come on, you know your going to enjoy this!"
I knew anything I did with her I would enjoy but I resented that we wouldn't be flying first class as I had thought. I had to complain and object for forms sake. It was in my nature. "You can't really expect me to hike to a godforsaken location to sleep out and get full of bug bites, dirt, and god knows what else?"
"Actually, I don't think it's God forsaken but God's country" she corrected. Meanwhile her hands had been busy and two well packed backpacks awaited us and she hoisted mine on one hand with her eyebrow cocked waiting for me to come and take it.
"I don't think I have the right things packed" I hedged eyeing it like it was going to attack me.
"I took care of that" she grinned. She knew she had me. After all, we weren't in the back of beyond but I could see it from here.
I looked around at the incredible view, it really wasn't that bad. I could see a beautiful view with hills and valley's and a lot of trees. The best part was that I was with my girlfriend. She would take care of me and make sure nothing ate me. At that thought though I was a goner. Nothing of the animal variety would eat me... With a sigh I got out of the SUV and walked around. She helped me with the pack, hooking the straps, and adjusted it so it was comfortable on my body. She also took advantage of me and felt me up, or so I thought the unnecessary brushes with her fingertips were a little much, but when I attempted to catch her eye she kept avoiding my glance with her concentration on my 'comfort.'
She locked up the SUV and using a telescoping walking stick she handed me one as well. All I could think of was where I could stick this...
I have to say as we started out it was beautiful country. Deep woods soon surrounded the faint trail she took me on but the trail dipped and looped and climbed some beautiful rocks, over a few creeks, and up endless grassy slopes. The rich smells were like a fine wine and a faint breeze fluffed my chestnut curls from my head. She kept up a lively chatter that I enjoyed and it kept me from realizing the amount of time and the angle of the climb. When I finally realized I wasn't in shape for this and was getting tired she cajoled me into going 'a little further' and I happily complied, for a little while. I had to admit the view had improved as we went along, with her climbing in front of me on the trail I realized her ass swung provocatively. I couldn't help myself, I just liked looking at her and I knew she wasn't doing it deliberately, or was she? I can never be sure as she looked back from time to time to make sure I was keeping up and okay and with that sparkle in her eye...one never knows what she is thinking.
We came out to a relatively flat area that had a beautiful spring fed lake on one side and a creek that meandered into it from the other. A large grassy meadow was on the creek side. She chose the creek side to take off our packs. With relief I didn't realize I was looking for she helped me off with mine before taking me in her arms and giving me a hug and a squeeze.
"Thanks for being a good sport" she breathed before she gave me a soul searching kiss that curled my toes. She knew I was her slave from that moment on.
Now she knew I wasn't Daniel Crockett (ok, I know it's Davy Crocket or Daniel Boone but it was a joke, get it?) by a long shot and gave me the easy 'chores' to set up our campsite. I 'fetched' the water and what dead wood I could find laying around, and there was a lot, as she did the hard work. In no time at all there was a small dome shaped tent with a rain sheet, two sleeping bags zipped together on an air mattress, and a ring for the fire. She set up a pulley over one tree to 'hide' our food away from the campsite and the wild animals in a cannister. She never really told me what wild animals I would have to worry about but I think that was deliberate, she didn't want me to worry or get paranoid, she knew me too well. She set up a filter system for our water that filtered our drinking water in no time flat.
I could at least start the fire. Well, that was the plan. Anyone can light a match right? When I got to the end of the pack she came over to help me. She set up a little teepee of twigs and leaves with grass in the middle and with one strike of her wooden match she got it started. She added larger twigs and eventually some of the branches I had brought over. The logs I had manhandled she used as seats as she set up a grill like thingy over the flames to 'season'.
"Were you in the girl scouts?" I asked imagining her in a little uniform with a skirt hiked up to there....groannnn!
She laughed as she efficiently got our campsite in order.
When I saw the grill I realized I was quite hungry from our long hike up the trail today. "What are we going to eat" I asked realizing that my pack couldn't have contained much in the form of sustenance and nourishment.
Her dimple barely formed as she answered "we have to catch it first."
Visions of us snaring rabbits and other varmints danced in my head so I was very relieved to see her pull out some sort of line to make a fishing pole of sorts. Looking for a long whippy kind of branch from the trees she found two and expertly cut them with a knife from her belt. She soon had the line set with a hook on the end and handing me a pole she looked around for something.
"What are you looking for?" I asked, hoping to be of some help in all this.
"I'd like to find an old log, one that's been rotting for awhile" she said as she scanned the immediate surroundings. She was a regular backwoods barbie and soon had grubs in an aluminum can just waiting to be put on the end of our fishhooks. She baited mine and explained how to throw out the weighted line. I guess you don't need fancy fishing gear when you have hungry fish just waiting in these mountains. I was very excited as a fish pulled on my line.
"Wait, don't pull back yet, make sure he's really got it" she cautioned as she helped me.
"How do you know it's a he?" I asked in amusement at her.