Without fail, about 4 times a year I'll pack my camera in my bag without a memory card and/or battery. It had been too long since I last did that, so this weekend was a perfect opportunity. Luckily, phone cameras these days suffice in 90% of situations.
Some of the college guys got together for a nice weekend of winter camping on the Long Trail in Vermont. A 5.5 hour drive in the snow got us to the trailhead where a 2.5 hour hike through knee deep powder got us 3.3 miles to our shelter, right at sunset. 2 hours of struggling to find dry wood and blowing onto coals (until we almost passed out) got us a roaring fire. Chili, mac & cheese and hot dogs were on the dinner menu and they were all delicious (I abstained from roasting hot dogs, of course).
Overnight it warmed up and rained for several hours. The hike back out in the morning was through 4 inches of pure slush. I should probably add waterproof winter boots to my wish list.
Overall we had an awesome time and I hope to squeeze in at least one more camping trip before heading to Thailand.
the better question is- where is the annual kinda creepy christmas card picture?
ReplyDeleteHow selfish of me! I printed out a few this year and gave them all out... What's your email??
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