dispatch #7: 2023 SE Madison #5, Portland, Oregon

the coldest night i ever spent (pt.3 in SUPER 3-D)

3 more years pass. july first. trail camp, mount whitney, california. elevation: 12,000 ft.

i slept in the tent so it wasn't THAT cold. but i was using a 30+ year-old coleman bag stuffed with straw & dirt, & weighing in @ about 15 lbs.

i can only guess at the temp, but the sweat from the previous day's hike had frozen my socks & pack straps as stiff as boards by morning. there was ice on the tent.