CPK in the Woods -- A Trip Report (Pic Heavy)

[MarriedTheMedic]

@91bravo and I have had a serious case of cabin fever lately. We were determined to get outdoors this weekend, so that's exactly what we did! Some of you may remember our little piece of heaven which we call "Creekside Camp". For those of you who've never seen it before, it is on private property, which borders the Talladega National Forrest near Mt. Cheaha. It's a great little private place with a creek running nearby. The perfect location in the middle of the woods.

We stopped by the scenic overlook on our way in:

Loaded up and ready to go!

Trail and creek shots:

Arrival at our home for the night. It has been a while since we were here, a lot of leaves had fallen, so we decided to get it cleaned back up and make it cozy.

First order of business after cleaning up is fire prep!

 

[MarriedTheMedic]

A hefty little grub was hiding inside a piece of wood.

Gathered up some sticks and got the Emberlit ready to go. This is an awesome little stove, but it is a wood-eating monster!

Before setting up the tent, I built up quite a decent leaf bed for extra cushioning and to provide some insulation from the cold ground.

My BK2 showing the thickness to the leaf bed:

Testing out the hammock...

Hiding from the wind:

Snack time:

Once everything was prepped, we decided to play in the woods.


HDFK and a waterfall

Tree Hugger

First ride on the hip:

 

[MarriedTheMedic]

Accidental post, please ignore or delete.

 

[MarriedTheMedic]

We've had people ask us how to spot a fatwood tree stump. Here is a good example of what one looks like before tapping into it:

Sticky pine-sap covered wood on the inside:

Pumping some water from the nearby creek for camp use.

It was getting a bit chilly after our exploration, so we got the top-down fire ready to go.

Fatwood shavings:

Time to get it going!

I have created fire!

After all the hard work was done, we shared a little toast to the first camping trip of the season:

 

[MarriedTheMedic]

Time to get some food cooked up!

Yummy!

Enjoying the warm fire:

The wind was hellacious last night. It whipped and gusted all night long. We found ourselves running circles around it because the wind was shifting so much. It also burned up our wood quite fast. Here's a shot that shows how much the wind was blowing embers around:

It also started raining pretty good around 9 o'clock, so we hit the sack early. It rained most of the night, and was sprinkling when we awoke this morning. The only dry spot left on the ground was underneath the tent:

We skipped the morning coffee ritual, packed up, and headed on out.

And now for some gear shots:

My Woods EDC:

My sweet hubby gifted me a new headlamp before leaving on this trip:

Jonny's pocket dump:

Camp tools:

 

[MarriedTheMedic]

Some CPK HDFK love:

Inside the awesome sheath made by @grogimus

Some Becker Love:

As always, it was a great weekend spent in the outdoors!
From us to you, Happy Sunday and thanks for looking!

 

[TommyGun56]

Thanks for the Great Pictures, looks to be a great Getaway for both of you!

 

[Casinostocks]

Seems that you two had a great time and also thank you for sharing your overnighter trek into the woods with us City folks

Next time, you may wanna take even more cutting tools

 

[MarriedTheMedic]

Thanks for the Great Pictures, looks to be a great Getaway for both of you!

We had a lot of fun! My hubby wanted to spend his birthday weekend outdoors, so that’s what we did!

Seems that you two had a great time and also thank you for sharing your overnighter trek into the woods with us City folks

Next time, you may wanna take even more cutting tools

We did, thanks! You can never have too many cutting tools, right?

 

[betzner]

There are few such adventures I ever care to follow, but this one of yours really reminds me of how it was for me, way back when. Really enjoyable!

 

[JustinFournier]

AWESOME!

I gotta ask, what did the grub taste like??

 

[Casinostocks]

AWESOME!

I gotta ask, what did the grub taste like??

I'm gonna take a wild guess here, like chicken?

 

[91bravo]

I hear those grubs are edible. Just gut 'em and eat the white part, which is supposed to be like chewing on a rubber band.

 

[Shark01]

Awesome pics of a great time! Thanks for taking the time to share them.

 

[Standard78]

Happy Birthday weekend Bravo, that looked like a great getaway!

I thought those were grubs in the snack photo for second!

 

[TommyGun56]

Top the night off with a good smoke (Marlboro) Bravo

 

[trevitrace]

Fun!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Skrapmetal]

Three thoughts:

1) Your post made me feel ashamed for how bad I am at taking pictures when I'm out there. Very nice pics!

2) I had never heard of those GoGirl things until yesterday. I am thinking of getting my wife some.

3) Not enough CPK's.

 

[Casinostocks]

Fun!

Thanks for sharing.

Your Behemoth didn't make that trip! Must be on its way back to you...

 

[trevitrace]

Your Behemoth didn't make that trip! Must be on its way back to you...

No woods adventure for the BC.

I wonder if he was misbehaving earlier this week and got benched.