Spring forward!

Let’s do that!

We spent an enjoyable weekend celebrating a friend’s 60th birthday. Some of us are slightly older, some of us (me) are much younger, but we mostly all agreed we’d hardly changed from the vibrant young things we all were last week, or last century.

Celebrating something, and why not? How about still being here?!

It’s likely we have fewer springs and summers ahead than we’ve already enjoyed, so each one left to us is one to look forward to but not rush. With that in mind, we’ve been planning a few spring and summer camping trips. Unbelievably, at least for someone who likes to pretend he knows a bit about camping and being outdoors, I don’t think I’ve slept in a tent since autumn 2022. Goodness!

Palatial

Part of the preparation – it’s getting to mud season here, no more skiing or snowshoeing so we might as well look ahead and be prepared – is checking out what equipment we have and what state it is in. We’ve had to acquire a new tent – our palatial green one seems to have gone missing. Hopefully it’s getting well used out on the wilder parts of the west coast of Vancouver Island!

My “work” tent! Retired, like me!

I do have and absolutely love my “work” tent, a tiny one person camping miracle perfect for backpacking and carrying onto small boats, but not one for two people and a dog. So a new tent it is.

Remote remoteness

For this coming season, we’ll be front country camping in sites accessible by truck. It’ll be sometimes somewhat remote, but not the remote remoteness we enjoyed on the coast. My brother has a new tiny teardrop trailer, and we’ll be meeting up somewhere twelve hours north of him and twelve hours west of us, to test out his new rig. I don’t think he’s done too much camping in the past, so I did mention there’ll be at least three (and maybe as many as five) mosquitoes where we’re headed. There, now he can’t complain about not knowing…

Find us here – twelve hours north and twelve hours west – you know the place!

So do your worst, mud season, we’ll get through whatever you throw at us the next few weeks – late season snow or rain or late season snow and rain – because we’re almost prepared to spring forward and land right side up, ready for the big outdoors! Boing! Squelch! Smile! Why, we’re hardly any older than the last time we were hardly any older…

Let’s wait a few more weeks. No need to rush…

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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I am a would be outdoorsman - that is if I had more time, skills and knowledge. When I can, I love being outdoors, just camping, hiking, snowboarding, xc skiing, snowshoeing, paddling a canoe or trying something new. What I lack in ability, I make up for in enthusiasm and having a go. I'd never really survive for long out there in the wild, but I enjoy pretending I could if I had to...

16 thoughts on “Spring forward!”

  1. I loved this post, pc. Celebrations, future plans, camping fun, beautiful sights, serenity, fun and hope. I’m glad you got so much snow this winter, I know you enjoy it so much, and onto the mud season and 3 or 4 mosquitoes. Happy spring forward!

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    1. This might be the third time I’ve tried a reply here – apologies if you get them all!
      Mosquitoes and mud back on hold as we got a huge March dump of snow last weekend!
      Thanks, Jet, and I hope your week is going well!

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  2. Oh, I absolutely loved this post Adam. Reminds me of all the reasons why I love the great outdoors. And, despite the fact that we’re really enjoying our travels in Vietnam, it also makes me a bit nostalgic. Enjoy it all! Life is wonderful. 😀

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  3. Your spring forward thoughts had me laughing since I’ve been wondering what it means to already feel like we’re in May and here you are deep into summer camping season!! Love the beautiful remote photo and Scout would like a tent large enough for a pillow top air mattress for her.🐾😁 We’ve been lucky enough to escape mud season and maybe your brother would enjoy winter camping in order to miss the flies. It’s time to ban the word “office” since I shudder every time I hear the word! I missed the Everton match this morning, but in another match Bayern scored 8 more goals than Everton and Kane scored three more goals than Everton today. Enjoy the week!😁

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    1. This might be the third response to your comment – WordPress has not been working today. Maybe they’ve all retired?!
      Work and office are rarely used around here these days – phew!
      Everton should have persuaded Kane he’d like a relegation battle. Sure could use his goals – he has more alone than Everton all season…
      Huge dump of snow has put mosquitoes and mud season on hold, although it is warming back up again since the weekend.
      Hope your week is going well and emerald green all the way through!

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  5. Your words & stirring photos, Adam, have me springing forward in anticipation of a new season in the great outdoors where we all may feel a little lighter, brighter & more youthful (if only in our dreams). Happy trails, then & now, and have a great week!

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    1. Thanks, Walt! Yup, the huge dump of snow last Sunday aside, we’re still looking forward to lighter and brighter days, on the trails, under canvas and on river banks and lakesides!
      Hope all is well with you!

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