tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post6122680011687564581..comments2023-08-14T13:56:23.066+02:00Comments on Thunder In The Night: Cowboys and constellationsJoe Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907231785281446095noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-31395755349365276072010-02-15T08:14:40.249+01:002010-02-15T08:14:40.249+01:00Kate - adventure is on your doorstep. Sometimes it...Kate - adventure is on your doorstep. Sometimes it's harder to take that first step into the backyard than it is to leave on an longer, more adventurous trip.Joe Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907231785281446095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-58472588422834213402010-02-14T22:52:52.954+01:002010-02-14T22:52:52.954+01:00ace! proving it's not always about epic heroi...ace! proving it's not always about epic heroic adventures. inspiring :)katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181895420538192368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-73489080219743490852010-02-14T22:30:11.013+01:002010-02-14T22:30:11.013+01:00Thomas - do it! Stay close to an escape route if n...Thomas - do it! Stay close to an escape route if necessary but do it! Personally I think it's even more beautiful out there now than in the summer.Joe Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907231785281446095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-75497920375593016172010-02-14T21:21:41.990+01:002010-02-14T21:21:41.990+01:00Great post! I'm not much of a winter camper, b...Great post! I'm not much of a winter camper, but this is inspiring. Maybe I should go for an overnighter next weekend.Thomas W. Gauperaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105502216379157728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-32560272281567416372010-02-14T20:19:30.771+01:002010-02-14T20:19:30.771+01:00Jorgen - thank you. I look forward to hearing abou...Jorgen - thank you. I look forward to hearing about your epic ski tour soon.<br /><br />PhilT - There isn't much time left for this 'skingli' to ski around the city. The trails are packed down hard, icing up and slowing fading. Still some time left for some skiing in the mountains though.<br /><br />Martin - you're welcome. Thanks for your kind words.<br /><br />James - it can get in the way sometimes of why we do this. I've been guilty of that recently. I like the starry sky shot too. It's always good learning new techniques with your camera.Joe Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907231785281446095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-62164875776227872692010-02-14T15:41:39.616+01:002010-02-14T15:41:39.616+01:00A great trip report Joe. I feel that people are g...A great trip report Joe. I feel that people are getting more and more hung up about gear and forgetting that it is actually getting outside that is important! I love the starry sky shot btw.James Boulterhttp://backpackingbongos.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-33355592710112614052010-02-13T21:50:24.176+01:002010-02-13T21:50:24.176+01:00The joy of the outdoors and a wildcamp done very w...The joy of the outdoors and a wildcamp done very well, and written about very well. Thanks for that Joe.Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-18399331337264949072010-02-13T17:53:57.290+01:002010-02-13T17:53:57.290+01:00That looks incredible - great trip and photos! Ove...That looks incredible - great trip and photos! Over here the thaw is well and truly setting in and everything's just a bit soggy. <br /><br />Incidentally - the word verification below reads 'skingli' - is that Lapp for "Skiing Englishman"?!PhilThttp://phil-turner.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-17056826492492260642010-02-13T16:20:13.166+01:002010-02-13T16:20:13.166+01:00Very inspiring. I long to be out there as well.Very inspiring. I long to be out there as well.Jörgen Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527089654222009239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-81011496980925508752010-02-13T15:38:00.497+01:002010-02-13T15:38:00.497+01:00Nick - absolutely. I'm caught up with some red...Nick - absolutely. I'm caught up with some red tape and belligerence that is holding up a small inheritance. I've been spending too much time fretting about stuff I'm going to buy or dismissing what I already have. I forget that I have perfectly serviceable kit that will suffice, as long as the temperature stays above about -10C!<br /><br />Hendrik - every website I go on spells lavvu/laavu/lavuu a different way! If it originated in Finland then that is the way it should be spelt. Then there is the whole 'is it Lapp or Sami?' debate. Or I could just use 'snow tent' and side-step the whole issue :-)<br /><br />Roger - I was loving the 'starry sky' programme mode! I have dozens of images of the stars now! I think there are wonderful views to be had everywhere. I often get a hankering for the woods and rugged coastline back home and this year I'm planning on quite a bit of wild, remote beach camping. Different.Joe Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907231785281446095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-86266321833479142532010-02-13T15:19:11.676+01:002010-02-13T15:19:11.676+01:00Excellent photos as always, and sounds like a grea...Excellent photos as always, and sounds like a great trip, sadly whilst I will be out in the snow Sunday, the views will be no where near as wonderful as yours.<br /><br />Thanks for the reportNielsen Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493125853192182579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-16353016228471588802010-02-13T15:16:53.465+01:002010-02-13T15:16:53.465+01:00Epic.
Jealous of the adventure, I am hoping to d...Epic. <br /><br />Jealous of the adventure, I am hoping to do the same some time next week or the week after, just too busy with work at the moment to be able to escape.<br /><br />Its written Laavu, btw, at least here in Finland where the term originated =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919113324490223605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399206197069094470.post-80157053945098586092010-02-13T14:48:42.949+01:002010-02-13T14:48:42.949+01:00Great post!
It's sooooooo easy in our world o...Great post!<br /><br />It's sooooooo easy in our world of huge kit choice to spend so much time about honing and collecting kit that we have no time to use it. I'm as susceptible to it as the next man!! <br /><br />Sometimes it's good to just get out there with whatever's on hand that does the job. Let the kit take a back seat and remind ourselves of why we do it in the first place.Nickhttp://skillsforwildlives.typepad.com/skills_for_wild_lives/noreply@blogger.com