A February Expedition
Andy and I loaded the 9 foot tipi and the rest of our camping gear on our bikes and headed up into the hills for a camping trip
This was the first time I had tried carrying tipi poles on a sidecar. This is far from an ideal distribution of weight, and we had trouble lashing down the poles so they wouldn’t shift. We stopped several times to adjust and secure the load.
We started seeing snow as we neared my intended destination
Unfortunately, the campsite I had in mind was clear cut recently. In place of the tall trees on a scenic bluff was a muddy tangle of slash and stumps.
We pressed on and the road disappeared under snow.
I was nearly stuck when my bike broke through thick ice into a deep mud hole.
The snow covered
deep ruts making driving challenging
Eventually the heavily laden sidecar lost traction and bogged down in the snow covered ice
We took a little hike to see if the road ahead was passable
We decided to backtrack and look for a camp site a little lower down the mountain. I chained up and we headed back down
It was getting late but we found a good camp spot
the temperature fell quickly after night fell
Dinner was late, and we were hungry! Bratwurst, lamb and cabbage stew, hoe cakes and honey washed down with dead guy ale
After dinner we retired to the tipi for a hot whiskey night cap
lulled to sleep by the flickering fire
the fire was out when I awoke, and it was 24f inside the tipi, somewhat colder outside.
a full moon hung low in the West when I got up
Behind camp, Mt.Adams was beautiful, softly lit by the first rays of dawn
Andy made a fire in the tipi while I was wandering around. Our water jug had frozen overnight. We set it near the fire and it soon thawed enough to make our tea and coffee
I was pleased to find the eggs had survived yesterday’s ride, safely packed in corn meal
I got started making breakfast
bacon and eggs, fried taters and onions, hoe cakes smothered in honey
After breakfast we doused the fires, packed up and broke camp
We loaded the poles butts forward and added a tie down strap to cinch them tight. This proved to be much more secure and we made the trip home without needing to stop to adjust the load
and a good time was had by all
Good pics. That's what I call an adventure ride.
I see you cook in a billycan same as me. I can cook anything in a billycan. Even scrambled eggs.
Put the eggs and diced onion and grated cheese in a ziploc freezer bag and zip shut with no air in the bag. squeeze to mix eggs and stuff. Boil water for tea, coffee, or oat meal in the billy can. When water is boiling, put in the bag of eggs and stuff. Let the boiling water cook the eggs until the scrsmbled are done to your liking.
Remove the bag from water and use the hot water for what ever else you want. Unzip the bag and eat from it, the eggs will not stick to it.
Billy can is good for road kill stew too.
Phelonius
Great pix! This stuff was fun 60 years ago with trout for breakfast. Today I'll take the Best Western, coffee and a nice morning shower. Then 60 to 100 miles of early morning road (paved) before a nice hot breakfast.
Lonnie
I get water in my mouth....allready 3 weeks since last picknick on a rivers edge...Where are the bass (guapotes)? They are even better then trout or sausages.
I like your sign "turn the gas on dummy"
I had been thinking a lot of time about to put a sticker on the rig saying:"Don`t even think about it, you will not even reach 500m before you have an accident."
Your poles are a "little" tricky, but style is everything!!!!
On, on.
Sven
I must be way too soft now,..I just load the rig into my 30 foot toy hauler and ride when I get there, lol,..some great shots of a fun adventure there,..p.s.,..that looks like our snow depth here, but I still snuck out saturday,..cheers crawf.
Very nice, thanks for bringing me along on the ride. I like the way you eat!!
Very nice, thanks for bringing me along on the ride. I like the way you eat!!
roadscum - 2/23/2011 6:37 AM
Very nice, thanks for bringing me along on the ride. I like the way you eat!!
Those guys don't just eat, They dine!
Phelonius
Lewis and Clark should have had it so good!!
Vernon, you guys are tough for sure. Have you tried "ROK" straps for the tipi poles. I find they hold much better than anything else I've used over the years. Max
