Maiden Voyage

Mission Mountains, Montana

The maiden voyage was a great success.

Here we are, all set up at Lake Alva Campground. We kept a list of things to make/get/improve for next time. It is a pretty short list because things went great!

FYI here is a close up of the "stepper" David made:

Made with some materials left over from the renovation, plus a door mat on top. AND the lid lifts up to reveal storage for the levelers and a level for the set up process.

Here is some built in organization David did. Those are the awning poles and a pulley (for when a person has to set up the awning alone). I sewed the bag out of leftover awning fabric to hold the tent stakes and guy line.

Magazine rack for maps and books etc. And notice the little tv (nights are long here in late autumn and early spring!)

The kitchen worked great.

The bed was cozy.

We hiked up to Cold Lakes (Upper and Lower) on Saturday.  We probably never would have done this hike unless we were camped nearby; it is a 2 hour drive from Missoula and usually if we are going to drive that far we would go on a longer hike (this was about 6 miles round trip). It was a perfect day hike, uncrowded, good for swimming, beautiful. Huckleberries.  

No real problems! We can't wait to take it out again.