Mountain Camping
One of my favorite camping trips was when my wife and I hiked up a mountain near our town. Many people would consider it a hill with the peak elevation around 2,500. Also, we didn't need any mountain climbing equipment - it was just regular hiking...uphill.
We exercised heavily for two weeks before the trip and it paid off. Instead of 6 hours to reach the tops as I estimated, it only took us 4 hours with full packs. I also overestimated our food requirements by one meal but I figured that wasn't so bad.
The most difficult part of the trip for us was carrying all of our water. The mountain was pretty rocky and there is no water to collect and filter on the way up, so we had to bring it all the way up with us.
At the top, the view was spectacular as we could see our town and the surrounding ocean and islands for miles around. Also interesting was the fact that even though we were so high above our town, we could still hear dogs barking and cars driving.
The next morning when we woke up, the fog was heavy and I was slightly worried about safely traversing down the mountain. We took our time and cooked a hot breakfast with coffee and hot chocolate and by the time we were finished eating and packing our gear, the fog had lifted and the morning was gorgeous.
Coming down was easy - it took us about 3 hours. The whole trip was amazing and I can't wait to do it again!
We exercised heavily for two weeks before the trip and it paid off. Instead of 6 hours to reach the tops as I estimated, it only took us 4 hours with full packs. I also overestimated our food requirements by one meal but I figured that wasn't so bad.
The most difficult part of the trip for us was carrying all of our water. The mountain was pretty rocky and there is no water to collect and filter on the way up, so we had to bring it all the way up with us.
At the top, the view was spectacular as we could see our town and the surrounding ocean and islands for miles around. Also interesting was the fact that even though we were so high above our town, we could still hear dogs barking and cars driving.
The next morning when we woke up, the fog was heavy and I was slightly worried about safely traversing down the mountain. We took our time and cooked a hot breakfast with coffee and hot chocolate and by the time we were finished eating and packing our gear, the fog had lifted and the morning was gorgeous.
Coming down was easy - it took us about 3 hours. The whole trip was amazing and I can't wait to do it again!
posted by Christopher at 2:59 PM
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