juliet

20 or so years ago, I was starting a 2-week backpacking vacation, complete with 40-50 lbs of backpack, clothing, food, tent, and assorted paraphernalia. Then, at a rural bus stop, I came across a woman at a late-pregnancy stage (9 months? 8 months? 7 months with twins? I don't remember, assuming I ever knew.) Anyway, it turned out that she was also a grad student in biomechanics, and we spent maybe 1 hour discussing and comparing load-bearing, balancing, path planning, steering, etc. techniques.