Every year you plan out your season, where you are going, what you are going to do there and with whom. Sometimes things don't work out as planned. Its understandable people change their minds, things come up, one trip looks like more fun then the other, blah blah blah I could go on forever with the excuses I have heard. Justin was the go to guy for me this year. He was involved with every trip, catalogue, and contest I did this winter, and usually stepped in when someone else backed out, with a smile and a great attitude. I could go on about his fourteen hour solo drives to make it to the spot, hiking it one more time because my flash didn't go off, or I just wasn't happy with it. But instead if you want to get to know him better you should check out his new blog, because he has some great stories and even better rants.

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