Myself, Ia Woodsman, and Actichy went on a winter overnighter to the Loess Hills, in Iowa. We were suppose to have went to Indian Cave State park in Nebraska, and Bindlestitch was suppose to have come as well/ But due to really crappy freezing drizzle and lots of snow the driving conditions forced Iz to turn back and us to head further north to avoid the weather.
Iz was missed!
Nothing to special just an overnighter, and some chow.
View from the near the camp site, we hiked in a ways, not sure just how far.
Alan getting his twig fire ready:
Terry tryingout my Turley :
Terry and Allans set up
My homemade tent and stove in action!
The stove worked awesome! About 1130 I built up the fire pretty well before I hit the old fart sack and I still had coals at 7 am! It warmed it right up inthere, I would say it was in the low teens for temp. So it did well.
Our water source for the trip! nice clean snow!
Cooking breakfast the next morning. I do believe I really like bacon on a stick, no clean up !
Our hike out:
Checkout the BCUSA patch!
Bobcat tracks on the trail
Me and my homemade pulk sled, it worked well once we got all the gear tied down well. sled worked great around camp for fire wood. I hiked with a pack, because I wasnt sure if there would be enough snow on the ground. And since there was I took everything I could fit!
Frozen lake that we hiked across, saving alot of time and distance!
view from overlook
In all it was a great trip, sucked that Iz couldn't make it. But, next time!
Iz was missed!
Nothing to special just an overnighter, and some chow.
View from the near the camp site, we hiked in a ways, not sure just how far.
Alan getting his twig fire ready:
Terry tryingout my Turley :
Terry and Allans set up
My homemade tent and stove in action!
The stove worked awesome! About 1130 I built up the fire pretty well before I hit the old fart sack and I still had coals at 7 am! It warmed it right up inthere, I would say it was in the low teens for temp. So it did well.
Our water source for the trip! nice clean snow!
Cooking breakfast the next morning. I do believe I really like bacon on a stick, no clean up !
Our hike out:
Checkout the BCUSA patch!
Bobcat tracks on the trail
Me and my homemade pulk sled, it worked well once we got all the gear tied down well. sled worked great around camp for fire wood. I hiked with a pack, because I wasnt sure if there would be enough snow on the ground. And since there was I took everything I could fit!
Frozen lake that we hiked across, saving alot of time and distance!
view from overlook
In all it was a great trip, sucked that Iz couldn't make it. But, next time!
