It was great meeting Blast and Carl in the Davy Crockett NF. We (group of 11 from DFW) passed them along the trail after they stopped for a break. I immediately recognized Blast but said nothing at first. Then someone in our group, Ajay, brought up edible plants, so I told him about who I thought we had just passed. When Blast caught up with us again on the trail, we confirmed it was him.

In camp, Ajay and Kevin got some awesome pointers on edible plants. Don't worry about the stove mishap. Everybody is human. The watch I was carrying has dual time zones, and I didn't realize mine had gotten switched to mountain time. I was confused about how it happened, so when I got home I downloaded the manual and figured out how to switch between the two. That's after carrying the Timex watch for a few years ; ).

Blast, good luck with the edible plants book!

-John

A few hiking pictures...
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/if23b4jigln2gjp/ZhIoiY0YKl?m