Did a trip up into the Entiat Valley of North Central Washington State this last week. It was a chance to clear my head and come to grips with being unemployed for the first time in nearly 30 years, along with my 54th birthday. My dog Max and I made it to the Ice Creek trail junction before twilight persuaded us to camp for the night. I did a test of my new Svea and also had a go at using my homemade bodybag as an underquilt. It worked quite well, but I had a few cold spots due to either compression of the insulation or more likely drafts from the ends which I could not get tight against the hammock. We dayhiked into the upper Entiat Meadows and spent a second night at Ice Creek. I wrote a more involved trip report here:http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7986640
Here are a few pics:
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