Mork & Mindy

our campsite: peaceful, tranquil, beautiful

We went camping at Mount Cole State Forest. It was not where we intended on going. We planned to go to Mount Buangor State Park instead, but sadly upon arrival there were no vacant camp-sites for us.

It eventuated that this was actually fortuitous for us. We drove back along the corrugated roads, I turned where I thought I should, and we found ourselves on the Mt. Cole Road. This lead us around to the Mugwamp camping area, which too was occupied. But at the top of the hill nearby, there was a clear area with fire places (just a bunch of rocks surrounding burnt remains of vegetative matter.) This is where we chose to setup our temporary abode.

Within a short while, we had collected up wood in assorted sizes for the purpose of building a fire, which I successfully did (though there were a few times when it almost died.) Then it was simply a matter of putting up the tent (most easy, since it is very well designed.) Difficulties arose in pegging the tent down, due to the fact that the ground was rock with a thick (but not thick enough) layer of moss on it. With occupants, the tent had no trouble standing, but when the wind picked up the next day, the tent almost became a kite! Thankfully the wind was not wild, or a disaster could have been on hand.

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