• find out about bear canisters
• concoct a first-aid kit
• check weather
  • obsessively
• ✔ get a couchsurfing host!!
  • ohhhh yeah matt in portland
• how is the snowpack?
  • crampons rentals??
  • call rental company -- 406-888-5454
    • are crampons step-in?
    • are you renting a lot right now? how many do you have?
  • mostly play it by ear, consult with park rangers regarding what hikes are snowy, be honest about your limited snow navigation abilities
• how do we pick up our backpacking permit?
• food !!
  • lots of lentils and couscous, dried fruit, nuts, a bag or two of stuff from the portland farmers' market
• try out water filter

okay maybe I should make a buy list

• to buy
  • ✔ bear spray
  • ✔ bug spray
  • ✔ headlamp
  • ✔ water bottles
  • ✔ sleeping bag for jeff?
  • ✔ blister kit
  • ✔ waterproof hiking boots
  • ✔ waterproof supermap?
  • a compass? need to see where the boss of the dungeon is lurking...