Dude Congrats on your first's! selfie too. Glad you had a good time. Sounds like your gear selections are headed in the right direction. A lighter pack and bag will greatly increase your trail comfort. I think your choice of updating pack and bag will give you the most weight loss for your dollars spent and a nice down bag will keep you toasty and may extend your seasons a bit with an accurate rated bag. Thanks for posting the pics. Looks like our stopping grounds except we haven't seen leaves for quite some time and probably wont for a bit either.

jimmyb