Three days, two nights.
It was surprisingly and disappointingly warm.
Wednesday night 14*F.
Thursday in the 40s, overnight 28*F.
Friday it was in the high 40s.
Ready for the short walk in. Packed down snowmobile tracks made the going easy.
Got to the campsite with enough time and light to build up the snow platform for the tipi.
Had to gather and process wood by headlamp.
Got set up easy enough and made some warm chow.
Unpacked the creature comforts in anticipation for a good night's sleep.
The next morning we had some more hot chow; some rice and kielbasa.
Nice sunrise.
Filled my water containers with snow and laid them in the sun against the dark fabric of the tipi.
Headed out for some wood gathering.
Stopped to take a break. Robbie set up his new tarp for some practice.
I got some more time with my Nano twig stove.
Didn't see any otters, but did see their tracks.
Processed some more wood after getting back.
Ken and Tierce set up an ad hoc sawbuck.
Tipis lit up with a headlamp, LED lights, and a utility light.
Evening chow was another big success!
The next day, Dave cooked up some venison tenderloins - another big hit!
Good times!
It was surprisingly and disappointingly warm.
Wednesday night 14*F.
Thursday in the 40s, overnight 28*F.
Friday it was in the high 40s.
Ready for the short walk in. Packed down snowmobile tracks made the going easy.
![Andrew Robbie ECR 2024.jpg Andrew Robbie ECR 2024.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760550-a35ae8970a38b9a5010f1357a1f742d4.jpg)
Got to the campsite with enough time and light to build up the snow platform for the tipi.
![IMG_2624.jpg IMG_2624.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760551-8cb28b21298c94b42190ad2f0e42ad61.jpg)
Had to gather and process wood by headlamp.
![IMG_2628.jpg IMG_2628.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760553-368116f7a624fc207b1295ff330b1ad7.jpg)
Got set up easy enough and made some warm chow.
![IMG_2633.jpg IMG_2633.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760554-163c11b418d0c4469b4eadbe5aff204f.jpg)
Unpacked the creature comforts in anticipation for a good night's sleep.
![IMG_2634.jpg IMG_2634.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760555-942b057b04099ae20cc349d78849d1f0.jpg)
The next morning we had some more hot chow; some rice and kielbasa.
![IMG_2636.jpg IMG_2636.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760557-d96d12d7ce892816e5f73c51e2ae77e0.jpg)
Nice sunrise.
![IMG_2649.jpg IMG_2649.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760558-8dccc4c28478c7a98a2f44e0060816d8.jpg)
Filled my water containers with snow and laid them in the sun against the dark fabric of the tipi.
![IMG_2651.jpg IMG_2651.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760560-b105b036bb5a73b9cac06a2cdbbe46ca.jpg)
Headed out for some wood gathering.
![IMG_2655.jpg IMG_2655.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760559-9d4c2dcb590665935c6fca21cc71b13d.jpg)
Stopped to take a break. Robbie set up his new tarp for some practice.
![IMG_2658.jpg IMG_2658.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760561-dd1af7e947fb98a1fe8edfa2b0171ac9.jpg)
I got some more time with my Nano twig stove.
![IMG_2701.jpg IMG_2701.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760562-2d1775222b94814e48037a80a74f8c3f.jpg)
Didn't see any otters, but did see their tracks.
![IMG_2715.jpg IMG_2715.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760563-ae9534e253ac8b39680a13dcbd075644.jpg)
Processed some more wood after getting back.
![IMG_2721.jpg IMG_2721.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760564-8fa306eeffc63579a48dba93aef391ab.jpg)
Ken and Tierce set up an ad hoc sawbuck.
![IMG_2727.jpg IMG_2727.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760565-9d8080928442c02bb9707e55d848f8f5.jpg)
Tipis lit up with a headlamp, LED lights, and a utility light.
![IMG_2728.jpg IMG_2728.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760566-4c910d478fb3fcb0b19437f76eade089.jpg)
Evening chow was another big success!
![IMG_2731.jpg IMG_2731.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760567-8cdadb304f564302cf0d33c1da340b7b.jpg)
The next day, Dave cooked up some venison tenderloins - another big hit!
![IMG_2733.jpg IMG_2733.jpg](https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/data/attachments/760/760568-45f631f7bbc38b7610135e69a0683265.jpg)
Good times!
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