#backpacking tents

[adventurealldays]

[skirazed]

Campinglife

[not-that-dillinger]

Nevada Road Trip

(* closed starter for @systemadministratorclu *)

How Ed managed to not spoil the surprise, he didn't know. two months of planning a trip for the two of them, for his son's first time on the other side, and Clu was still... well, clueless.

(Son... they've known each other for two months now, and Ed still can't help the dopey grin every time he thinks about it.)

Well, perhaps not quite clueless. Clu had to know something was up when Ed suggested a very specific time and date, ("I found something I think you'll like, but it has to be exactly on this day"), Or certainly by now, when they were both about to leave the Grid, and Ed was practically vibrating with excitement.

The planning, of course, started when Quorra mentioned Clu wanted to see the stars. Which. Was a dilema, because the light pollution in Los Angeles made the night sky quite disappointing. The next best thing that Ed could think of was a visit to the planetarium. He tossed that idea out after a few seconds of contemplation. Ed personally didn't like crowds, and he didn't want to subject Clu to so many humans on his first time off the Grid. Too many random variables to mess things up. And Clu deserved better.

Ed was going to show Clu the stars.

And so Ed researched the best places to go star gazing.... Which lead to him stumbling into a Los Angeles amateur astronomer club forum.... which lead to three things.

First, it lead to the awareness of the Perseid meteor shower, which was going to peak in mid august.

It also led to Ed buying a (admittedly entry-level, but still really nice with several lenses) telescope. If it was partially because he had wanted one as a kid, that part was secondary. He couldn't wait to show it to Clu.

And most importantly, it led to him discovering dark sky sanctuaries.

And particularly the nearest one, which was about a twelve hour drive north of where they lived.

...In the nearly ten years Ed had worked for Encom, he had never used his time off, and so he had ten years' worth of it. He had never had a reason for a vacation, nobody to spend it with, until now. And so Ed all but gleefully informed Mackey that he was going to be taking a week off in August.

During the day, Ed planned the trip, and gathered supplies. A tent, sleeping bags and mats, a camping stove and small cooking set were added to his supplies. He planned stops along the way, and calculated the time they would need to get there just before sunset, leaving enough time for bathroom breaks and lunch.

During the evening, he did his best to prepare Clu to for what things would be like on the other side, showing him memories from his disc, answering questions, and or bringing him books to read and food to try (if Clu is going to spend over a day outside the Grid, Ed was going to make sure he had something to eat that he would actually like).

And he promised he'd stay the night the night before their grand adventure, so Clu wouldn't have to go through the portal alone for the first time.

And so the evening before the trip, Ed packed the telescope under an excessive amount of blankets and pillows, the camping gear, and several days worth of snacks that didn't require refrigeration into the car, then went to go visit Clu.

The morning of, Ed stood with Clu, doing his very best not to act like a little kid bouncing with his excitement, and activated the portal. "How are you feeling?" He asked softly as the column of light ignited a not far from where they stood. "Think you're ready?" As excited as he was to share his world with Clu, he knew Clu was at the very least, nervous, despite his best to reassure him everything would be alright.

Ed offered Clu a hand, a silent reassurance and promise that Ed would be right be right next to his son to help him, no matter what happened.

[ekho-ekho-ekho]

Gabriel and Beelz' dynamic is like if Yzma and Kronk were fucking

[z0mbiefrank]

incase ur wondering where i am - my adhd has launched off from birdwatching to hiking/camping so im fucking off to the woods

[writhe]

i think i did ok for packing

[5mcsinatrenchcoat]

Been looking at everyone's tents at camp and how much they tell about characters' personalities, so had a thought

Anyone got headcanons about their Tav's tent? We gotta have a tent of our own too right

[orofeaiel]

Camp dinner

[metastablephysicist]

i miss the country but i don't want to move back. i need to go camping

[andreeds]

well this was genuinely fucking nasty horrible way to wake up 0/10 do not recommend. also had no idea android had an earthquake alert system?????

[hiking-the-alpines]

Went winter camping March 23rd-24th

These were all our tents (mines the bright orange one towards the back).

Next trip plan to go to Joffre lakes on May 1st but we’ll see bc I sprained my big toe bad.

[silverwhittlingknife]

Týn Church in Prague / Krásná Praha - Týnský chrám ❤️ #architecture #Prague #churchtyn #tynskychram #staroměstskénáměstí #visitprague #pragueviews #streetofprague #rain #nightphotography #wonderful_prague

"They were mostly just a pair of blurry figures in the background of other people’s tourist pics." - Compassion Builds No House by @shoalsea

[wildernessjournals]

I met my brother at Upper Piute lake, just below the pass. He’d pulled his groin on Day 3 of our 14 day trip, so we split up. He’s been taking it easy doing short hikes in beautiful country. John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA  Photo by Van MIller

[justaboot]

oh my god hot girls spend a week scaring themselves writing a horror fic set in a specific wilderness and then immediately plan a 9 day camping trip in that specific wilderness.

[borderland-ranger]

My leather "D&D Style" adventurer backpack. I've distressed it, and added loops for my handaxe on the side, but I still need to add more straps to hold the rolled up tent canvas.