With every passing year, I find it easier to admire people for various activities and skills, while at the same time, feeling no desire to emulate them. Mountaineering is a good example of that.
One mountaineering writer -- perhaps it was Jon Krakauer -- was asked what he did when bad weather set in, trapping him in a tent for a couple days. He said he picked a lot of lint out of all the velcro in his equipment and clothing.
With that advice in mind, what should a camper do when it rains and he fears muddy roads? Step one is to move towards town, pavement, and shopping. Step two: go to an actual laundromat and stuff your big things into one of their larger machines. The next step is something I really went crazy with, today.
Orderliness with your equipment turns into more and more entropy every day. It adds up, over time. What better thing is there to do on a muddy day than to go crazy on an organizational jihad? I even got down to the level of organizing nuts, bolts, and screws! It took hours. My back actually got sore.
But when it was finally over, I felt so morally redeemed!
 |
| A rocky wasteland is better than mud! |
 |
Reef country.
|
 |
| Morning sun through a mottled sky |
I/we in our tenting days, had always been close enough to towns, to go check them. When we changed to Glamping, there were always good books to read.
ReplyDeleteStay Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
Yes about the books. But what i am semi-desperate for, on a muddy day, is a little physical activity that can be done in a small indoor space.
DeletePush ups. Squats. Crunches. Isometrics.
DeleteYes Anonymous, a person CAN do some exercises inside a small box on a rainy day. It might seem artificial at first, but it does do a certain amount of good.
Delete