Well, sorta.
I have to say that I that with great regret, I took our campsite apart on Tuesday.
However, I 'tented' from Friday through Tuesday morning in our tent. It was Amazing. The quiet, the solitude, and the peace was extraordinary.
😞😞😞
I needed to rotate the mules to that pasture for a few days. Plus, it was supposed to rain and be quite windy on Tuesday night.
I surprised myself by being able to take it down and put it in its tiny carrier bag without any cussing and refolding this time!
This is a shot of it partly taken down. The folding and rolling is the tricky part. [Almost as tricky as putting it up but I am getting better at it.]
Tah Dah! Everything fits into a tidy carrying bag.
I can drive the 4 wheeler back there, I could drive the car, but most of the time we walk. That is, unless I am carrying everything in one trip.
One day I may have this all figured out and take a 'real' camping trip somewhere. But I am enjoying this for a few reasons.
Minimal gas cost.
No camping fee.
I can walk home to cook.
I can walk home to make coffee.
If things aren't going to plan, I can
go home.
I could put a fence around the tent and little site to keep the mules from exploring the tent and taking it apart or...trying out the hammock.
My next camp out is going to be with me taking the Subaru and setting up a bed in the back end.
IF the gas prices ever come down or I can afford to take an Adventure Vacation I wouldn't mind camping from the car for simplicity. There is even a pop up tent addition 'thingy' for the back of vehicles like this 👇
These are all wish list items to do things on my 'wish' list.
Those wishes include.
Hiking the Ice Age Trails in Wisconsin.
Exploring the State Parks along Lake Superior.
Exploring State Parks in both WI and Iowa.
Just these goals/wishes could keep me busy for a few years.
Things I need to learn before embarking on a trip like that.
Camp cooking.
Uffdah.
How about freeze dried camp meals? Do they even taste good?
I have been so lucky to find so many scenic things to see not more than a 10 minute walk from my own back door.
I want to thank my son and daughter in law for giving me one of their tents. It has opened up such a new and incredible world for me.
The joy of being immersed outdoors all night is fantastic.
One small step at a time.
For the moment, I am content to hike locally and camp here at my place.
Very soon though, I am going to book a campsite at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. That was the one thing I wanted to accomplish this year.
Forgive me while I try to catch up to anyone else's post.
Have a day.
I'm going to get ready for Thursday night's partial lunar eclipse.
I have a rain jacket that fits into a nice little pouch - except that I can never quite get in back in the pouch! Miriam is generally there to rescue me! Otherwise it might never find its way back into the pouch again.
ReplyDeleteI have emergency rain ponchos in most of my backpacks, they come in handy too. I also have raingear because hiking in the rain is sometimes fun.
DeleteWhile I loved sleeping in a tent, I didn't love camping out. Maybe it was the circumstances of that particular occasion.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I am now remembering, wilderness camping in Algonquin Park for four or five days. I was quite young, and it was a good experience. The later experience wasn't so wonderful.
You re always prepared. Lori
ReplyDeleteEven if you never get to those places you want to camp at you have got a wonderful wilderness right where you are.
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful; like gorillas in the Mist. For cooking and camping: crack your breakfast eggs into a baggie ahead of time, that you keep cool in a cooler. Won't have to worry about accidentally smashing eggs on the way! Some military surplus stores have assortments of dried meals. Try a few at home first. Linda in Kansas
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