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13 years ago
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This weekend, and I went camping. I took my Jeep up to his place and we set out. We didn't get as deep into the mountains as I wanted to, but the site we stopped at had a great view of Devils Head. For you map savvy people, the co-ordinates are:
39°14.304' N
105°03.440' W
E 8883ft
When we got in place I started setting up the tent. I have a REI Half Dome 2 tent. It has been a while since I've used it and I forgot how to set it up. After a few failed attempts I decided to read the instructions on the bag and then it was set up with no problem.
During all of this, made the fire. We ate MREs (besides snacks, the only food we had the entire weekend) and afterwards, had some S'mores. :Ð The sky was awesome and I tried to take a few long exposure shots, but I couldn't get the focus right. It was starting to get pretty cold by this point so we decided to bed down. I was surprised how warm it was inside the tent. I used the BDU style sleeping bag which kept me nice and toasty. Cian had a civilian bag which didn't work out so well for him.
Saturday started out kind of chilly and warmed up before getting cold and snowy. The worst part was the wind. When Cian took a nap because he said he was cold, I waited outside. I eventually fell asleep in a chair. xÞ After I woke up I was cold so I went in the tent too. When night fell the sky cleared up and I was finally able to take some awesome sky shots. We also tried some camera tricks, they came out much better than expected. I will post them once they are processed.
Sunday started out basically the same way. After eating we started breaking camp and packing up. We took some pics in partial suits for a while. Once we left we stopped every now and then to check out other places. We took some time to explore an abandoned quartz quarry. We explored some trails and then left the mountains and returned to Castle Rock.
Overall, it was überfun. It would have been great if we had a double bag so that we could have cuddled. Oh well, maybe next time. http://www.rei.com/product/808845/r.....e-sleeping-bag
Edit: there was a lot of trash and broken glass at every camp site we stopped at. People really suck.
and I went camping. I took my Jeep up to his place and we set out. We didn't get as deep into the mountains as I wanted to, but the site we stopped at had a great view of Devils Head. For you map savvy people, the co-ordinates are:39°14.304' N
105°03.440' W
E 8883ft
When we got in place I started setting up the tent. I have a REI Half Dome 2 tent. It has been a while since I've used it and I forgot how to set it up. After a few failed attempts I decided to read the instructions on the bag and then it was set up with no problem.
During all of this,
made the fire. We ate MREs (besides snacks, the only food we had the entire weekend) and afterwards, had some S'mores. :Ð The sky was awesome and I tried to take a few long exposure shots, but I couldn't get the focus right. It was starting to get pretty cold by this point so we decided to bed down. I was surprised how warm it was inside the tent. I used the BDU style sleeping bag which kept me nice and toasty. Cian had a civilian bag which didn't work out so well for him.Saturday started out kind of chilly and warmed up before getting cold and snowy. The worst part was the wind. When Cian took a nap because he said he was cold, I waited outside. I eventually fell asleep in a chair. xÞ After I woke up I was cold so I went in the tent too. When night fell the sky cleared up and I was finally able to take some awesome sky shots. We also tried some camera tricks, they came out much better than expected. I will post them once they are processed.
Sunday started out basically the same way. After eating we started breaking camp and packing up. We took some pics in partial suits for a while. Once we left we stopped every now and then to check out other places. We took some time to explore an abandoned quartz quarry. We explored some trails and then left the mountains and returned to Castle Rock.
Overall, it was überfun. It would have been great if we had a double bag so that we could have cuddled. Oh well, maybe next time. http://www.rei.com/product/808845/r.....e-sleeping-bag
Edit: there was a lot of trash and broken glass at every camp site we stopped at. People really suck.
I wonder why Camping trips are always portrayed as recipes for disaster in media. Either the main characters, get lost, get attacked by insects, get kidnapped by aliens or assaulted by a 90-something Japanese holdout who somehow stil has a working rifle, grenades and bullets
http://snowshovelshop.com/us-milita.....nching-shovel/
*sighs*
Me, a backpack full of everything I owned in the world, and 4 inches of spare room were all that would fit in the dam thing
I was not in the tent by choice
Gross but it works