The Boy has headed off on his first solo backpack camping trip. They left today at four, with the plan of hiking about an hour to their first site.

Tomorrow morning, they pack up and head further into the Foothills Trail, camping one more night before heading back Sunday.

And of course, it’s raining there right now. If it’s raining like it is here, it’s a light rain that shouldn’t cause too much trouble.

But it’s rain nonetheless. Did we prepare him well enough? Is he going to keep warm and dry this evening? Will he accidentally put his pack up against the wall of the tent and get his stuff wet? There’s no way to know until Sunday.