Trip Report: Thank you to everyone who joined us for our camp out this weekend at Baker Lake! At least for Michelle and I this was the first official OB overnight event for 2022, we had an awesome time, and the weather ended up being much better than the prognosticators predicted. No snowstorms, tornadoes or even a single locust, granted there was a wee bit of rain in the evening but nothing worthy of building an ark. We started off at the truck stop with six rigs, and the report of a couple more to join us at the camp site. Our little convoy worked our way up Hwy 530, past Darrington and up Illabot Creek FS Road until we reached and cleared a downed tree across the road several miles in, only to be thwarted by unrelenting snow drifts. After checking out a side road and several turning everyone around practice sessions later, we had a great trailside lunch break. After lunch we travelled backroads to Kulshan Campground where we met up with three additional rigs. A huge thank you and kudos to
@B Wild who had arrived at base camp a day prior and spent a lot of time making sure the campsite was picked up from those that had come before us. Before long camp had been set up with plenty of canvas huts erected atop members vehicles, along with a small delegation of us on living on the ground in the Gazelle Village. Our evening was spent around the campfire telling tales of lore from trips of the past and planning new adventures to come this summer. Some good time spent with familiar friends and some new ones. After a late evening and some rest, we awoke to no rain, ate, packed up camp and visited some more as people departed one by one for home. It was great to see everyone enjoying themselves while displaying good land stewardship and representing the Overland Bound Founding Principals well. Thank you
@parrotheadnw for policing up the camp to make sure we left no trace. Hope to see you all on the trail again soon.
