Wilderness Camping
I just returned from a weekend (sorta) camping trip to Banff National Park in Canada. It was really beautiful. We camped two nights with a new tent, with a long hike (approximately 10-11 miles/12-13 km round trip, 2100 foot/640 m gain in altitude.) in between.
The nights were relatively peaceful, and the hike was grueling, but pretty. I've got some great pictures, which I'll eventually upload and share.
Dan, you'd be proud of me for the campfire I did on the first night. I did both the cabin style and the tee-pee style of campfires, cabin on the inside, teepee on the outside. It was artful. Only used about a page of newspaper to get it going, and only needed one match (but used two in order to light in two places). It was a text book fire. I wanted to use gasoline, a butane torch, and a phone book of paper. . . but I didn't have to, which is both disappointing and \o/.
The hike was killer. I didn't bring bug-spray... I haven't counted yet, but I have approximately 30 mosquito bites on my left arm alone. Despite the massive quantity of bites, I'm certain that I killed upwards of 300 of them. In Halo terms: Ownd.
Anyway. I'll be around more frequently now, so if those of you that know my number want to talk, give me a call. I'll call you back somehow.
The nights were relatively peaceful, and the hike was grueling, but pretty. I've got some great pictures, which I'll eventually upload and share.
Dan, you'd be proud of me for the campfire I did on the first night. I did both the cabin style and the tee-pee style of campfires, cabin on the inside, teepee on the outside. It was artful. Only used about a page of newspaper to get it going, and only needed one match (but used two in order to light in two places). It was a text book fire. I wanted to use gasoline, a butane torch, and a phone book of paper. . . but I didn't have to, which is both disappointing and \o/.
The hike was killer. I didn't bring bug-spray... I haven't counted yet, but I have approximately 30 mosquito bites on my left arm alone. Despite the massive quantity of bites, I'm certain that I killed upwards of 300 of them. In Halo terms: Ownd.
Anyway. I'll be around more frequently now, so if those of you that know my number want to talk, give me a call. I'll call you back somehow.