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A night in the snow
My first winter camp: what went well, and what I will do differently.
I had camped many times, but never on snow. A friend with more experience said yes to a short trip, and we picked a valley two hours from the car.
What went well
The tent stayed up in the wind, and the stove worked at minus eight. Dinner was hot noodles, and nothing ever tasted better.
What I will change
- A second mat under the sleeping bag
- Boots inside the tent, not in the porch
- Fewer clothes in the pack, warmer ones
In the morning, the sun came over the ridge, and the whole valley turned gold for ten minutes.
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Mara Lindqvist
Walks, trains and slow weeks away. Mara writes the travel and outdoor posts of the journal.
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