Sitting in an English car, waiting for the sun

I have been sorely remiss in my blogging. Pictures from my first Rover-camping trip are in my Mud Club gallery. It was cold (with a freeze warning and 28 degrees F overnight), but sleeping in a tent you will never see stars like you can see if you huddle in the back of your classic Rangie instead...and the colder it gets, of course, the more spectacular they are. The fall color at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area was beautiful and the mud was plentiful on the trails. I learned how to use a Rangie to make coffee: take one household drip coffeemaker, one 12V power inverter and one Rover V8. Add petrol to taste. My little backpacking "kitchen" was a source of some amusement. But guess who ate breakfast (and had coffee) FIRST?

I noticed a trend on this trip. Classic Rangie...classic Svea Climber stove...classic Nikon FM manual SLR camera...yes, I "still use FILM?!" as one friend put it.