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"My first backpacking trip, just after Christmas... lots of mud and rain and crisp mornings. Headed back for more this Christmas!"

-Jennifer Franklin @jadedjennifer

 
 
Gear List:

Tent - REI Camp Dome

Camera - Canon 7D

Uttakleiv Beach

Greens, blues, and clear night skies – this is what night camping looks like on Uttakleiv Beach in Vestvågøy, Norway.

Ready For Dawn

Catching the best morning waves near Fort Pierce means securing a beach campspot late the night before.

Halfway to Shasta

If you don’t mind the wintry wind chills, you’re pretty much guaranteed a campspot far away from any traffic and noise as you’re halfway up to the summit of Mt. Shasta.