Wilderness travel trip report

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Re: Wilderness travel trip report

Post by lynninnj » Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:35 am

chunkyfrog wrote:
Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:34 am
samhandwich wrote:
Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:38 am
chunkyfrog wrote:
Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:24 am
Sleeping in a stable or at the inn; those born in palaces have no clue at all.
I'm not sure if you're joking or not. Are you really saying that people who grew up poor don't like to camp? If so, I can tell you from firsthand experience that you are wrong.
Statistically.
But it really helps explain why I hated it.
Funny, I would have pictured you as an outdoorsy kind of frog.

You know, listening to the crickets as you nod off.

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Re: Wilderness travel trip report

Post by colomom » Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:11 pm

samhandwich wrote:
Sat Oct 01, 2022 9:32 am

I'm so glad it was helpful! And, yeah, I didn't actually weigh everything out until after the trip and was surprised to find out just how light it was. It actually puts it in the realm of backpacking possibility. It's also amazing to me that without the batteries it's less than 2 lbs. Pretty huge difference compared to the Air10 and multiple AGM batteries I brought down the Colorado River with me a few years back.

The trip itself was great, particularly because it was with my 79 year-old dad. We've done some other wilderness canoe trips in the past (I highly recommend the Green River in Utah), but it's been about 15 years since the last one. Pretty special thing to be able to share at this point and certainly good memories to hold on to.
I also want to congratulate you on keeping the cost of the setup in such a reasonable range. It’s impressive that you were able to get the machine, hose, and 2 batteries for under $650!

Wow it’s wonderful that your 79 year old dad was able to join you on the trip, no doubt you’ll both have memories you’ll treasure forever:)
I’ll always be so grateful to my dad for instilling a love of the outdoors in me and will always cherish many found memories of camping, hiking, and boating adventures I had with him. Unfortunately my dad’s 81 year old body isn’t able to handle much more adventure. Keep enjoying and appreciating those adventures with your dad!

Also appreciate the suggestion of Green River. I did that trip about 22 years ago, but didn’t enjoy it as much as I had expected because unexpected morning sickness (didn’t know I was pregnant) hit as soon as I got on the boat. I remember there were tons of great petroglyphs and love that area, I’ll definitely have to look into taking a trip there again:)

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Re: Wilderness travel trip report

Post by colomom » Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:38 pm

Jlfinkels wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:51 am
I have never understood those who enjoy camping. My idea of roughing it is staying in a hotel without cable.
Being without cable, cell phone, and all the numerous other distractions we are all a slave to is the best part of camping! I’ll take conversations over a campfire with family and friends any day over cable TV.
Not to mention television can’t compete with the view you get when you are on top of the world after climbing a 14er or floating into a sunset on in the Boundary Waters on the border between Minnesota and Canada.
https://imgur.com/a/LRTqVjY

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Re: Wilderness travel trip report

Post by lynninnj » Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:00 pm

colomom wrote:
Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:38 pm
Jlfinkels wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:51 am
I have never understood those who enjoy camping. My idea of roughing it is staying in a hotel without cable.
Being without cable, cell phone, and all the numerous other distractions we are all a slave to is the best part of camping! I’ll take conversations over a campfire with family and friends any day over cable TV.
Not to mention television can’t compete with the view you get when you are on top of the world after climbing a 14er or floating into a sunset on in the Boundary Waters on the border between Minnesota and Canada.
https://imgur.com/a/LRTqVjY
I like the idea of glamping. 🤓 one day

gorgeous photos. Thanks for sharing.

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