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Harvey Road writes a blog focused on skiing in the Adirondacks and activities surrounding North River, NY. I just found a post at Harvey Road that was written from a past journal entry. It describes a 3 day- 2 night winter solo camping trip taken in the 13th Lake, Garnet Hill, Puffer Pond, Twin Ponds [...] A few springs ago we asked Mark to plan a spring trip. Mark tentatively selected a hike to Rainbow Falls. After several fits and false starts I was prompted to send Mark this poem – a collaboration between myself and my wife. The Much Anticipated Never Accomplished [...] This is more survival oriented than winter camping. It is certainly more spartan than I want to camp, but if you aren’t ready for winter camping season to be over you might want to watch this video on basic winter bushcraft including Fire – getting snow covered wood, cutting shavings from a fire stick and using a [...] A group of five made a winter camping trip to Nistowiak Falls in Northern Saskatchewan. The trip was organized by Mark Lafontaine who wrote an account on his blog at http://wildpaddler.blogspot.com. Bryan of Bryan’s Boat Building & Paddling Blog wrote two accounts: a description of the trip They pulled their gear in on pulks [...] Getting up to pee at night can be annoying. Getting out of your warm sleeping bag to put on boots and venturing half clothed into the snow to pee is something else entirely. If you sleep in a bivy sack a pee bottle may be a mandatory accessory. Avoid these problems by using a pee [...] This Tips for Winter Campers by Peter Antos-Ketcham of the Green Mountain Club appeared in the Rutland Herald (www.rutlandherald.com)on February 10, 2008. Despite the publication date the advice remains sound. Dress like an onion. As described in my story in the Sunday Outdoors section Feb. 10, the layering of clothing (how much and when) coupled with the clothing [...] The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation warned Adirondack back country visitors to be aware of the danger of avalanches. Recent snowstorms have brought a significant amount of new snow to the Adirondack Park. The new snow resting on top of previous accumulations create conditions conducive to avalanches, particularly on steep, [...] Snowshoe Magazine is located in Denver, Colorado and promotes the growth of the sport of snowshoeing by bringing snowshoeing to a mainstream audience, plucking people from their couches and placing them in snowshoes, and providing a reliable resource. They provide PDFs [...] The Dirty Gourmet tries to inspire gourmet outdoor cooking by providing easy camping recipes and ideas. Their “dirty version” of a recipe is the pared down version that is more suitable for trips where refrigeration or weight is an issue, such as backpacking. They recently went winter camping in Yosemite Valley and made oatmeal pancakes with [...] When taking off for a hike during the winter one always has decisions to make. Do I start off wearing extra clothes knowing that in 10 minutes I will have to stop and shed layers? Or do I start off with fewer clothes knowing that, once hiking, I will warm up comfortably. In either case extra [...] |
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