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.
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!
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