Mr. Anthony
01-27-2013, 06:48 PM
We've had some great weather here lately (and less mountain snow than usual), so three friends and I went up camping this weekend. We set up at 10,100 feet with a light snow falling, built a raging fire, cooked some good meat, and drank whiskey. It was still cold enough that the water bottle in my tent froze near-solid, but good gear + whiskey = sleeping like a rock. Today was beautiful and sunny, and we hiked over to a huge mountain meadow and got in a lot of shooting with a lot of different guns. I've GOT to stop shooting up my AK ammo; I'm getting low...
I had a solid 24 hours where I didn't so much as look at my phone (no service). We saw no other people the whole time we were up. It was great to get away for a little--away from work stuff, away from worrying about crappy government stuff, away from the world in general. Lying in a snow-covered tent with no sounds except for the forest and the crackling of a dying fire can really clear your mind and help refocus. It really felt like the good life.
I had a solid 24 hours where I didn't so much as look at my phone (no service). We saw no other people the whole time we were up. It was great to get away for a little--away from work stuff, away from worrying about crappy government stuff, away from the world in general. Lying in a snow-covered tent with no sounds except for the forest and the crackling of a dying fire can really clear your mind and help refocus. It really felt like the good life.