Hideout in the Woods

Our new trailer is aptly named since we are usually on the lookout for places that are less traveled by others (for the most part). That’s not always easy here in WI, which doesn’t have the vast tracts of public lands that the west encompasses, and where at least half the population owns “a camper” and are out using them every weekend. 

Thanks to my recent scouting trip however, I did find a small and at this time of year, underused county campground, perfectly rustic and empty in nature. Arriving around noon on a Friday we were one of only four campers, one of whom left shortly after we arrived. I was elated when I saw what I deemed to be the best spot for our trailer, empty. Because of the way the site sits, sideways to the lake; we were mere feet away and had a gorgeous unencumbered view out our picture windows. Even the cats enjoyed it!

We had a calm morning dawn Saturday so Marc took the opportunity to put his drone in the air so we could see just how large the lake was. Most of it lay around the corner, with us down one slender arm. It was also noteworthy to see that we were indeed, so far off in the forest, with nary a manmade structure in sight except for the power lines. We heard duck hunters off in the distance.

Weather built after that and we spent the afternoon indoors playing Mexican Train as rain descended. It was short-lived and we were able to get some calm reflective photos of the lake afterwards towards dusk.

Sunday, we pulled out after a leisurely breakfast since fog was thick and showing no signs of clearing. This proved to be the perfect spot for off-grid total relaxation and will make a good future camp for a fishing spot where we can park the boat right at our spot.