A Stormy Night Surprisingly, I slept pretty well last night, despite the god-awful rain and wind that thrashed the tent all night long. The whole shelter was swaying above me, and I genuinely prayed it wouldn’t collapse on my head. Earplugs were my savior – at least I got some sleep. What did surprise me, […]

Morning Start We were up a little after six today, and back on the trail by seven. First, we had to backtrack a bit through the camp, which went pretty quickly. I set out layered up: shorts with rain pants over them, a Sunhoodie, a fleece, and a rain jacket. But the sun quickly started

Freezing Night Tonight was seriously, unbelievably cold! The wind blasted straight into the tent, and I was shivering pretty hard. Maybe sleeping so close to the water didn’t help. We ended up crammed in with at least twenty tents at the Tentsite, even though the app said it was for ten. But hey, what do

A Frosty Night in the Mountains Last night was another test. I shivered through most of it, but this time the cold seemed to seep up from the ground. I’m wondering if the wind blowing directly onto my sleeping pad, which I couldn’t seem to warm up, was the culprit. No other reason comes to