2nd Annual Central Washington Mid-Winter Hang

**Boomer** · 02-06-2012, 02:24

We went to the hang and had a great time! It was a balmy 15* overnight with an almost full moon. Great to meet some of the forum members, including: Buenos, Wa-Hangman, Mugs, BlueSkies, Hulk, nryche, mtneerman22, and others. Buenos made some great stew & promised to post his recipe.

On Saturday afternoon, a few of us climbed the surrounding hills to look down into the canyon. It was great to sit around the fire at night.

I saw the infamous DangerBird by PapaSmurf. It looks like I may have another hammock in the near future...

Posting some photos, including night shots.

**ofuros** · 02-06-2012, 04:10

Great looking area for a group hang, love the night shots....especially the fire's glow
on the tree limbs in the background.

**MedicineMan** · 02-06-2012, 05:44

Enjoyed very much!

**Hulk** · 02-06-2012, 12:28

Good times. Relaxing by the fire, watching the stars, listening to the owl's and coyotes. Oddly the distant artery fire from the US army firing range in Yakima was comforting.

I mixed up my set just to try something different. Used my Hennessy with super shelter undercover/open cell pad + Hammock Gear Incubator. Also used a Feathered Friends Puffin, with a Katabatic Gear 20* quilt. The Second night just for the heck of it i tossed the closed cell foam pad from my Big Agnes chair in there...I was toasty warm.

**Fronkey** · 02-06-2012, 12:39

Awesome photos dude and glad everyone had a great time. I loved the pictures where the lights were in the hammocks taken from outside. Cool!

Fronkey

**BillyBob58** · 02-06-2012, 16:15

Looks like a lot of fun! Great pics!

**Buenos** · 02-06-2012, 17:18

Man those pics are great.

I had a great time and I will be putting a vid out in the next week or so.

Thanks to everyone who came out. It was a great gathering, though Mindwalk and Bat were missed.

I wish Mr. Bat a great trip on his restart of the AT.

Thanks to Mugs for the impromptu ladle, Blue Skies for the corn Bread, Rodwolfy and gang for benches, WA-hangman for bringing his 2 boys (you must be proud), nryche and Cane for bringing the guest, and Hulk for the beautiful pictures of his adventures!

I'm already looking forward to next winter's hang!

**Boomer** · 02-06-2012, 22:10

Hey Hulk, great photos! Can you post the full size somewhere for download?

**Mindwalk** · 02-06-2012, 23:46

It looks like you guys had fun... I'm bummed I couldn't attend this year. Hopefully I'll see you guys there next year.

In the meantime, be sure to check out Hulk's Shi-Shi Beach post for an April hang and beach cleanup on the peninsula. It was amazingly beautiful last year. Hope to see a lot of you there.

**Hulk** · 02-07-2012, 04:14

Originally Posted by rodwolfy

Hey Hulk, great photos! Can you post the full size somewhere for download?

Hummm. Wonder what i did wrong. Should link to my flickr account. Anyway here's a direct link for full size photo's
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2584392...7629194236611/