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It was cold, about 19 degrees, as four of us-Jim Muller, Mark Hay, Jay Katonica and Scott Handy set out on a slippery, snow-covered bushwhack up Warren County’s Mount Blue. Our canine escort, Maddux, a German shepherd/husky cross, bounded ahead with enviable ease as the rest of us struggled on the slick footing. The plan [...] 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 [...] When planning a winter camping trip, especially if snow camping, remember that travel will be much slower than in the summer. Reduce your mileage goal by 50% to 60%. Daylight hours are fewer in the winter, which will also limit your time. Normal activities around camp take longer in cold weather. Think about when [...] 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 [...] Frostbite occurs when an individual’s skin or those tissues beneath his skin freeze. Frostbite most often develops in the face, ears, nose, feet, and hands of someone who is exposed to the cold for a length of time or even severe cold for just a few minutes. Frostbite causes the fluids that exist in the [...] Tim Jones has a nice article entitled “Cold Can Be Warm: Two Ways to Winter Camp” comparing cold and warm camping, otherwise known as hot tenting. From Tim’s article: “Cold camping means camping without a heat source, relying on a tent or tarp to shelter you from wind and falling or drifting snow, and warm [...] You are cold… or one of your camping buddies is cold. What to do? Get Dry – Find a spot sheltered from the wind and, if possible, in the sun. Remove wet clothing, including socks and underwear, and don the warmest, driest layers you have; cover your head and neck, too. No dry clothes? Start [...] 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 [...] |
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