Shaw and Black Snout (5/1/21)
Today was my first chance to hike with my friend Steve in over a year. Back when I first started getting into serious hiking, I realized that I was going to need to go with a group for some of my major hikes, as it was just safer. I first tried hiking with the 4 Seasons Hiking Group, and while I enjoyed hiking with them and would certainly hike with them again, they weren't an ideal fit for what I was looking for. I was looking for hikes that were a little more serious than what they typically offered. I ended up signing on with the Random Group of Hikers, and my first hike with them was magic. We hiked Field, Willey, and Tom, all 4000 footers, plus Avalon, which was on the 52 With A View list. The group of people was amazing on that hike. I met John, Vanessa, Michelle, Tabitha, and Hilde, all of whom I would end up hiking with multiple times in the future. However, the most important person I met on that hike was Steve. I nicknamed him Guidebook on that hike because of how thoroug