There's something really refreshing about the northwoods and being outside. At one point during the evening we all walked down to the frozen lake that our friends cabin was on. We walked out onto the ice with some beers and crawled through the 2-3 feet of powder that accumulated up there. Standing there staring at the stars it was a really cool feeling. Cold air on your face, fresh everything. Fresh air, fresh snow. I think it really taps into the part of the human condition that needs space, and needs contact with nature and needs raw, unrefined experience. Everything we do/eat/feel has been processed, shipped pasteurized, filtered. To get a raw experience every now and then is so critical to who we are. Putting down the brita, staying outside a little longer in the cold, feeling sore as hell from moving up and down a mountain all weekend.
I'm really lucky to be able to experience these things, and really lucky to have friends who do them with me, and lucky to have friends who share there nice things, cars, cabins etc that make it work.
All in all and fantastic weekend. Attached are some rudimentary pics.
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