I met Dave on the Internet. He had advertised on one of the bulletin boards for someone to go "winter backpacking".

There aren't many of us around crazy enough to brave the winter in a tent.

Dave is of my philosophy. We both agreed that winter is a beautiful time of year and that camping out in the snow brings one to an epiphany of sorts.

Dave just before we leave
Steve and Sam before we hit the trail Sam is ready to go as always. He's not afraid of a bit of cold.

Steve and Sam ready for trail
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