Camp at Lake Wenatchee State Park

We arrived at Lake Wenatchee at freezing temperatures on an overcast but mostly dry day. The grounds were covered on a good amount of snow; Enough to post-hole where people hadn't packed it yet.

It was very exciting to try our 4-season tent for the first time. The Hilleberg Kaitum 2 GT. It is also the first time we use a non-free standing tent; So that was a new experience too.

After a few frustrating attempts where the guylines went below the tent and everything seemd a tangled mess, we managed to see that it was actually a simple process. I love the fact that the system is planned so that the footprint, tent and rainfly are pitched all at the same time.

We proceeded to have a tasty lunch of pasta with ham and a four cheese sauce, and put on a fire. We didn't have any sort of kindling, so I used 4 Vaseline-soaked cotton balls from the emergency kit. They executed flawlessly.

After we ran out of wood, we snugged on the tent, played a few card games and decided to cook and eat a tasty ramen soup within the vestibule.

It was pleasant to just walk around, disconnect and talk about serious stuff, silly stuff and everything in between. It was a lovely weekend.