So a buddy and I took a second scouting run at an area in Northern Vermont, the first time, I had gone solo. The purpose for the trip was to prescout for the upcoming fall expedition for our research group. The weather conditions were warm but a little cooler than you would expect. Spent an overnight there and experienced a small flow of backpacker traffic during the day which died off quickly once the sun went down. We ended up getting a decent lay of the land and seeing some wildlife, an owl here, a fox or fisher cat paying a visit at night. It was quiet as far as signs of activity go, which was disappointing since this is an area with two recent reports that came out of it. We ended up just essentially camping out for the night but the trip did serve it’s purpose.

We discussed the merits of bush camping over “camping camping”, the gyst being that bush camping has the capcity for getting you into more versatile places and for me anyway, having a more removed from civilization type experience. It by this time of the year had gotten a little old with some being a bit whiney over the fact they couldnt drive in or bring a full grill. Noone’s arguing it’s okay to do that now and then, but not every trip out need be a tailgate party.