Thread by @NightSkyGames

I want so very much to be camping somewhere far away in the mountains by a smallish lake with my family & like a handful of other folks. Play a little pretend camping trip with me? It’s morning, we hiked in yesterday, set up last night to be here for a few days. #CampWithMeg

Imagine tents. Imagine a solar charger so you can take photos, but no internet - no email, no streaming anything. Imagine it’s hot enough to swim during the day but cool enough to enjoy a fire at night.

There’s coffee in the pot if you want some and birds are signing. How did you sleep?

Noon arrives with clear skies, warm sun, cool water, & an array of activities. There's folks on a hike, folks relaxing at camp, at least one person dozing, a wild foods walk, & watercolor sketching. Soon there'll be a race, using little wooden boats. What are you up to at camp?

Lunch is make-your-own sandwiches and fruit, including the apples @TheAshCheshire gathered and huckleberries and huckapple salad @GraypawnTweets made.

There's room along the shore and tucked under the pines for more tents, if more people come to camp this afternoon :)

@UnrealMcGravin is leading a wild foods walk, so there might be something super local as part of the evening meal in a while, and any minute now @ArdeaAbe & @treuting & I will set our little wooden boats afloat at the foot of the waterfall to the north, sending them down to camp!

@UnrealMcGravin & @MongrelGames each brought two dogs, and @glenatron arrived this afternoon with two mules and more supplies. It’s going to be a real nice evening.

@UnrealMcGravin @MongrelGames @glenatron @tenpenjenn found the little dock a good place to sit and knit, & @JenKatWrites & @ILBLibraryCards & @wgahnagl brought books to read. I hope they see our little boats & can declare a winner!

@UnrealMcGravin @MongrelGames @glenatron @tenpenjenn @JenKatWrites @ILBLibraryCards @wgahnagl Since @greuh made breakfast, it's someone else's turn for dinner. Foraged veggies and herbs, falafel, and maybe fresh-caught fish?

On the way back from the hike, @ArdeaAbe caught a couple fish, and I'm not sure, but @ZapDynamic or @MorganBlackhand might have set a line somewhere too.

@PactofTheFerret saw a real cool bird, and @DarcyLRoss seems like she had a really relaxed day at camp.

@PactofTheFerret @DarcyLRoss I'm starting dinner prep, the big cast iron pans are heating & I'm mixing up falafel batter to fry but I'm not good at cooking fish; can someone else help with that?

@UnrealMcGravin, did you find things on the walk that would go good with the fresh fish?

@MuseumLara is doing the fish with lemon, cornmeal, and black pepper. The sounds of evening come up with the tiny crescent moon & evening star.

(Gotta go give @glenatron's mules some scratches and maybe some apples left form breakfast!)

Night falls quickly after dinner. @PactofTheFerret makes tea and subtlety directs the storytelling for those who settle around the fire as others prepare to hike out and see the meteor shower.

Laden with thermoses, blankets & red flashlights,
@tenpenjenn @Jeckdev @mousewifegames @ink_and_stories @GraypawnTweets
@TheAshCheshire and I set out to see some stars!

(Day 2 has begun over here:

https://twitter.com/NightSkyGames/status/1425813274642337793

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