Letting Go...: NOLS Part 2- Backpacking in the Winds

NOLS Part 2- Backpacking in the Winds

10/21/2010 - Posted by Nicole - 0 comments

After getting all of our gear packed, we loaded busses that took us out into the Wind River Mountain Range in Wyoming for 10 days of backpacking.

(Please note: my backpack becomes much more svelt over the course of the next 94 days as I became a much more efficient packer thanks to NOLS)

Once we were dropped off, we held a few short classes on topics such as "How to use bear spray" and "How to wipe in the backcountry" (but we won't go into that...) before staggering our start times and heading off into the wild unknown. Our first camp site was simply breathtaking:

In fact, almost all of our campsites were absolutely gorgeous, but one of the most interesting things we learned in the Winds, besides how to read a topo map and find routes through confusing terrain, was how to cook in the backcountry. This was a concept that hadn't occurred to me prior to NOLS. But out there, we cooked everything from cheesy fried bagels to pizza.

Our first meal- cheesy cashew pasta

Cheesy pizza with sausage (a NOLS favorite)

Yummy backcountry brownies

And of course, oatmeal cookies

Last December I wrote this post with more details about our travels in the Winds.

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