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Sucker for Winter Pictures

I am a sucker for winter camping pictures – even if the winter camping involves staying in a cabin with a wood stove.  Tammy at Plans to Give You Hope posted a great photo of her two girls in a winter scene.  You can read her blog posting here.

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Weather Planning Website

NOAA’s National Operational Hydrological Remote Sensing Center has an Interactive Snow Information Map for the US.  It is a great mapping tool for analyzing snow cover.  The map is highly configurable.  You can re-center the map anywhere in the US. One can map Hourly Snow Analysis, Driving Conditions, and Daily Snow Analysis.  You can look [...]

Winter Hazard

Sleeping Warm

Sleeping Warm

Staying warm at night while you are winter camping is crucial to a successful trip. This discussion covers the components of a winter camping sleeping system, preparation steps before sleeping, using external heat sources, dressing for sleep, personal variations, adjustments during the night and the morning after.

Components Of A Sleeping System Sleeping [...]