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“Decided to sleep in lean-to, floor like C-ment. To those who come behind us, bring a mattress. – Griffin Rapids.” There are benefits to winter camping in a lean-to. Foremost, is that you don’t have to carry your shelter with you. Lean-tos are spacious; although each lean-to can be different typically [...] With participants coming from many distances and directions it was decided to meet at a diner. In this case, we chose the diner in Indian Lake at the intersections of Routes 30 and 28 for a 10am rendezvous. We ate a big breakfast and drove to the trail head. Tirrell Pond is reached by [...] Matt and Solo Pete had been trying to work out a two night winter camping trip to the high peaks area of the Adirondacks but due to little to no interest from the other winter campers the plan was revised. If not for the steadfast persistence and resolve of the aforementioned, beautiful and dramatic mountain [...] These are pretty sorry conditions for winter camping…
Follow our occasional Tweets @WinterCampers and visit us on Facebook. I merged pictures from our winter camping trip to Dead Vly with Walt Michael’s hammer dulcimer tune “Hawks and Eagles” using PhotoStory for Windows. Matt did one of these last year and I liked the results. I didn’t do as much panning in the photos and the photos move by fast (5 seconds or [...] Our initial plan was to camp on the shores of Buckhorn Lake, also known as Fiddler’s Lake, which is located in the southern Adirondacks. It was a convenient meeting area for campers coming from Holland Patent, Barneveld, Sprakers, Carlisle and East Berne. Skip and I arrived 1st with the intent of scouting for a diner [...] Martin Luther King weekend has become a traditional WinterCampers.com date on the calendar. Matt, Len and Mark kept this tradition alive and were joined by a promising rookie named Rick. The quartet set out with plans to bushwhack their way up Moose and Baldhead Mountians in the Stoney Creek area. With Google map directions in [...] Don has all the basics of a good winter camping breakfast: a hot beverage and cooked meat. More importantly, he brought enough to share! Thanks, Don. Follow our occasional Tweets @WinterCampers and visit us on Facebook. Pop corn while winter camping is an unexpected treat. On our trip to Bald Mountain we made some Jiffy Pop popcorn on the Kifaru wood stove. Follow our occasional Tweets @WinterCampers and visit us on Facebook. Poor planning often results in miserable campers and damage to natural and cultural resources. Trip planning important is important as it: It helps ensure the safety of groups and individuals. It prepares you to Leave No Trace and minimizes resource damage. It contributes to accomplishing trip goals safely and enjoyably. It increases self-confidence and opportunities [...] |
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