This is a Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2, and it only weighs 3.4 pounds! That might not sound like much of a difference, but trust me, when it's on your back and the campsite is a mile or more away, it is huge.
So my new tent (and also new trekking poles) precipitated an adventure yesterday. My friend Anne has also gotten some new gear recently, so we went backpacking!
Here I am all geared up and ready to hike.
I haven't used this backpack or been backpacking for years. Probably 15 years. And you know what? I did it! I carried everything I needed for an overnight camping trip on my back. Tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, food, stove and fuel, cook kit, water filter, everything. And Anne carried all her stuff.
I'm quite proud of us.
We hiked in to Crawfish Lake, in the Wallowa Whitman National Forest near where we went on our last big hike. It was only 1.3 miles in from the southern trailhead, but it was mainly uphill to get to the lake. It took us an hour to hike it.
It was worth it. It's a lovely spot.
The new tent (shown here before I put on the rainfly) snuggled into the edge of the woods perfectly. Set up was easy and quick, and I like how much mesh there is on the top of the tent. I got the two-person model rather than the one-person so that Emma and I will be able to use it together, and it felt cavernous with just me in it last night. Tons of room for one person.
Since yesterday was a work day for me, we didn't start hiking until fairly late. We set up our tents and cooked dinner right away when we got to the lake. There was a convenient log in front of the tents that served as a bench.
By the time we were done with dinner and a mug of hot tea (tea in the woods is the BEST), it was starting to get dark, so we hung our food from a bear line and settled down to watch the bats and stars come out.
It was wonderful. I headed to bed about 9:30, and slept great all the way until 6:30 this morning. I love camping.
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