As promised, my camping adventures from last week! It was cold, it stormed, I got so bored that I packed up camp at 11pm and came home. Lesson learned: next time bring people.
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| All packed up! |
Adjustments
Anyone who has ever been on any trip at all knows they call for all sorts of adjustments. This one was no exception.First my down comforter, even when compressed in a vacuum bag, took up about three times as much space as I had budgeted. It didn't even fit in my backpack. At all. So plan B: bring my large fleece I had with me on my last camping trip. It only took up the entire main compartment, relegating my Camelbak bladder to its own pack. *sigh*
Then I got to the address listed online for the backpacking trail only to find that it was actually the address for the camp office, which is of course closed for the winter. Even with my maps I couldn't find the entrance to the trail head. I had noticed a gorgeous lake on my drive over, so I quickly gave up on my plan to find the trail head and settled for a spot near the lake, even though they were your typical campsites. Typical, maybe, but still completely vacant! Score!
