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Once again, We have the same attendees. Tent pairings are:Dave & Murray, Mike & Steve, and Billys" Bill is psyched that he is able to use his truck this year. He had it last year, but no cap. He bought one during the year. Never would have thought that a truck cap would be added to a list of camping equipment. A change this year was the staying at Murray’s parents house. Directions provided by Murrays were somewhat confusing. He mentioned taking a turn at an Extra-Mart. It was a Christies. Oh well!. Steve brought the Chilli and fresh rolls. Murray impressed all with his Spud-zooka. Dave re-counted the epic story of the status of his 3 expensive Cigars. All are saddened and worry about the continued existence of Chris.3-Stooges videos were watched followed by Debbie Does Dallas. Murray was not prepared this year. He was short on long underwear. We have to stop at Joy’s to pick up what he left behind. The Country Kitchen has moved. Same good food - Different location. A confusion spell was cast on Mike during the ordering of food. The camping conditions were unique, Low Snowfall & high temperatures(relatively). Thanks to Dave, Murray and Joy’s efforts in November, wood was plentiful. During the hike in, we are passed by a guy straight out of Deliverance:missing teeth, alone, and carrying an ice pick/ax. He is coined “PICK MAN”. This results in Billy deciding to create a password to use when passing another’s tent at night. The password is “BUD BOWL”. Not sure what Bill would have done if someone walked past his tent and didn't utter the password. Once camp was set up, Murray goes off to locate provisions he stashed in November. He finds his wine intact, but the freeze-dried meals have been disturbed. This leads into a discussion of constipated, small woodland mammals, swollen to twice their size. It is decided that leftover chilli, out in the cars would suffice. Steve returns with a 5pound bag of chilli that remains untouched and ultimately is offered to the gods. Water filters are used this year. Steve’s has a leak. Dave’s is used and Mike’s is kept as spare. The taste of filtered water is much better than the taste of water boiled over a fire. Steve announces that he has left a mug home alongside some cookies he made for the first night. Noise, Noise, Noise...... Mike came down with a cold days before the trip. Now here is a sign of intelligence. Head cold, congestion, sneezing and coughing up anything without strings attached(you get the picture). To treat these ailments , he goes winter camping to sit around a campfire and inhale smoke. Hmmm..... The first night provides a first - a band of coyotes howling, yelping at a near full moon, around 1am. . Steve decides to join in. Murray zips up the tent and Bill reaches for his knife. The next day, Bill swears there was one coyote real close to camp in the area of Mike’s tent. He is disappointed when it is revealed that it was Steve. Dave announces that he slept straight though the performance. Oh well.... Billy’s equipment hammock is hung too close to the wood pile and is consumed by stacked wood. The second evening, Bill decides to become intimate with Jack, Yukon Jack, that is. He becomes looped and begins speaking in tongues. This causes Mike to mention that Bill was scaring him. Bill is only a little groggy the next day. He goes on a major hike with Steve and Murray, comes back exhausted. He goes into his tent to change into dry clothing. Moments later, the sound of snoring is heard. During the second night, Mike is overcome by a stirring in his bowels. His ensuing actions lend to the phrase of a “Shitters Moon” being coined. Dave brought his stove in this year and works well. His area around the fire had some boards nailed to a tree to form a table. Mike makes Jello that turns out well. Freeze dried pizza sucks. |