The NEW Post Your Campsite/gear/knife/hiking/anything Outdoorsy Pic Thread!

After all that these were the images. Anti-climax :-)
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Haha, not at all! I like those last two in particular. Where were you? And what's goin on in the second picture? Ice-fishing?
 
Cool shot, I dig the lights on the slope. How much daylight were you getting? I'm assuming so many people are out on the floodlit slopes because daylight must be in short supply this time of the year in Finland.
 
Daylight wasn't that much shorter than it is here. Weather played more of a role. As I sit out here now in the blazing sun the days really start to look like they are getting long. There, with a bit shorter day, some cold, and some heavy clouds overhead the difference seemed more than it is. That's compounded by that you're very vigilant to it getting dark, whereas here it makes no difference and you take for granted you'll be able to fire up at least 600lm and have everything you could ever need. Come Autumn it will be a very different story.
 
Galeocerdoshark said:
Hmm, it seems that I did not correctly express myself. The Sédan castle is not the largest castle in Europe, but it does claim to be the largest fortified castle (or fortress) in Europe. There are a lot of fancy-pantsy castles all over Europe but not all of them had the goal of being a true stronghold, ready for battle/protection of the inhabitants of the region. Most of these castles have a very long history, by the way. They usually started out as a smaller fortified church or town, next to which (or in later stadia -upon which) additional elements have been built. The Sédan castle for example had strong towers built around previously constructed towers. I imagine there are quite some xzibit puns that could be made around this theme. The Bouillon castle shows maquettes of the whole 'evolution' of the stronghold in one of its rooms. Very interesting. Even up until napoleonic times, additional rooms or walls were created to fit the accomodations and luxury of that time.

If I recall correctly, US troops used -or considered using- the Bouillon castle as an HQ because of its strategic location in WW2, which is very recent history. Those medieval engineers must have done something right when choosing their construction sites.

I did not have to fight off any invading forces with my Opinel, Vic Cadet or Enlan EL-02 that I had on me (or in my car) so that was a godsend indeed (I thought I'd mention what I brought with me since this is a knife forum after all:cool:).

Thanks for the reply!
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That's a very impressive castle. Imagine you are in some king's army, back in the year 12-hundred-and-something, and the king says, "Nobody goes home until we've taken Bouillon Castle." Ugh. :-(
It looks perfectly situated for defense.

To create a siege perimeter, you've got to stand guard over a steep ridge, and a river. And if you get too close to the castle, you get rocks and firebombs hurled at you.

Thanks for posting Galeo. I love castles.
 
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Finally! Fifth trip to Walls of Jericho on the AL/TN border, and I finally get to see the waterfall at "The Grotto" flowing:D
 
Nice! Looks like a nice pool for a dip :thumbup:

I'm home for a few days; sunny skies here are a nice contrast after the rain the west coast's been getting. Don't think I'll have time to hit the mountains, but I'm hoping to squeeze some favorite-beaches time in. Hit up this convenience beach for a quick dip shortly after arrival :)

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No camera, just crappy cell phone pics:
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My S2S headnet smells funny. Never used it before. I wonder if they sent me the permethrin-treated version by mistake? Nothing ever landed on it, though my headlamp stayed surrounded by a cloud of gnats.
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