Paul and I have returned from our first Idaho camping experience. All was well. We lassooed our innocent friend Scott into coming with us, and trekked out to Elk River Idaho (population 300 and falling). They have a lake they call a reservoir and we set up shop near there, then drove to a trailhead and did this extraordinary hike to some waterfalls. The whole stunning vistas, raging water, primeval wilderness thing. Back at camp, we got a decent campfire going, but apparently our neighbors at the next camp site, an older couple in a RV, "felt sorry" for us and hauled over (via their quad) a ton of firewood. Which they insisted we use immediately lest we freeze in to the north Idaho wilderness. So we spent much of our night analyzing ourselves, trying to figure out if we looked so obviously inexperienced. I mean, did we roll in and instantly everyone in Elk River was like, "Whoa, there's a trio of grad students who won't make it through the night. Better help them out!"
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