Wednesday, January 17, 2024

January 17 - The Campfire Trail - Backwoods Living

January 17, 2024

Day 837 of the Adventure

The Morning Biscuit and Gravy Breakfast
Whether I'm being serious or just goofy about my subjects, one thing will always be a constant. The core lifestyle is always going to be the centerpiece of our cabin experience. Temperatures on the outside are finally inching their way back to normal but the inside has never dropped to uncomfortable levels. Unless, of course, when we've chosen to not get out of bed at night to restock the woodstove. Regardless of the part of cabin life I'm speaking to, there's not much around here that doesn't fit my idea of "Good Living". Every morning involves fresh coffee. This time of year, it also includes a cozy fire in the woodstove. Believe it or not, even the slightly uncomfortable early morning cool from a dying fire and then it's coming back to life is part of that experience. 

The Cabin in the Woods life truly is one that includes the occasional hardship you would not expect from a more "modern convenience" life. To be sure, we have plenty of our share of conveniences, but some of life does include a slightly more primitive or off-grid approach. An example is the heating of our cabin. Our primary heat source is wood. Our secondary heat source is electric baseboards, so the convenience factor is there, I just refuse to use it outside an emergency or if we're going to be gone for a stretch of time that the woodstove wouldn't last enough to keep it warm. The stove adds an element of warmth that no other heat can compete with. It compliments the early morning shuffling around the cabin with a cup of hot coffee. The hint of wood smoke smell that hits when you step outside and catch the breeze curling the smoke over the overhang of the cabin roof. The sight of deer bounding off into the woods from their overnight beds a few dozen yards down the hill from the back deck. The aroma of biscuits and gravy cooking in the kitchen. Need I go on? (See a "day in the life" by Clicking Here)

Cabin Life is the life for me and I do not apologize for the good nor complain about the difficult parts of it. Life for us is one long extended campout with extra "Creature Comforts" not normally associated with camping. 

Carry On

Adventure Quote:  “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”  ― Edith Sitwell


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