It has been months since I last stopped by here. Too long.
I spent the summer of 2007 camping in a tarp tent and have moved back to hammocks again. No surprise there. :-)
Last time I saw many of you was at Trail Days where the weather was reasonably miserable and we did not have a lot of time to talk.
I just wrote this about my night across Easter Morning this last weekend:
March 22, 2008 – Easter – After a 3 mi (5 km) night hike into the Government Canyon, I set up my double-bottomed hammock. I was under a canopy of live oak, persimmon, and cedar. The full mountain laurel moon shone brightly all night after rising about time to go to sleep. The perfume from the laurel was all about me. For once the coyotes were quiet, with the only sound coming from the blasting oaks’ old leaves drifting to the forest floor. Minimum temperature was 51 F (10 C) and my minimum down quilt kept me warm all night, though I had to put my shirt and pants back on in the middle of the night. In the morning, I put the quilt under my shell for warmth as I cooked my morning tea. The sun came up but a cold front had brought clouds just after dawn. The 6 mi (10 km) route out of the camping area allowed me to see some of the area’s trail that I had not recently walked.
See y'all around the woods!
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Originally Posted by schrochem
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