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I had been to Echo Woods many years ago, but this was my first time camping there. I have never experienced a forest that echos before. It certainly added to the atmosphere. It all felt very new and unexplored, and it was refreshingly litter free, which was welcomed after my experience at Killylane Reservoir recently. These woods are covered in mosses and lichens, and peppered with Fungi. It has an other wordly feeling, and feels ancient even though it isn't by any stretch of the imagination. It reminded me a little of Upper Glenariff, the part that leads up to Trostan. We had our packs fully loaded, so exploring far wasn't much of an option, especially after the steep uphill at the beginning, so we were lucky to find a spot that would suffice. It was a small hill, or rise, in the middle of quite tightly planted pine plantation.
The forest was wet, so I knew we would be put to the test getting a fire going, especially without the use of vaseline-cotton balls, but I was pretty determined to at least give it a try. I like the idea of attempting these things in trying conditions, to hone the skills when you are up against it. Not that we shouldn't learn the skills in the easier times, but, it would be easy to learn the skill, and then feel the frustration when those skills don't pan out as expected later on in adversity. I was very happy with my learnings and development of my fire making skills from this trip.
I also got my new DD 3x3 tarp out for its first adventure. The bigger size will take some getting used to, after having used the OEX Bush Pro for some time now. But, it is great quality, and gives great coverage, especially as I anticipate doing more wet weather camping...which isn't hard to come by in the country I live in.
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Track Name: "Blue Boi"
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