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Camped in an Extinct Ice Volcano at the Fourteen Mile Point Lighthouse

Many moons ago I made tracks for the abandoned Fourteen Mile Point Lighthouse for a remote winter camping trip.  The hike in was easy as I trekked along the frozen shoreline.  No elevation gain = no problem!  Snowmobiles also can make the journey if the ice is safe enough, which this year it was.  Exploring the privately owned ruins in winter was a neat contrast to the semi-jungle the site is in summer.


I had intended to sleep in a tent this trip but discovered an extinct ice volcano a ways off shore that had split open to reveal a perfect sleeping chamber inside!  I leveled it out and built a half-assed snow wall in the front to block the wind and keep in a little heat.  Ta-da, a shelter!  The ice and snow walls did a great job of cocooning me overnight.  I've always dreamed of fidning a similar home on a future trip but so far haven't ever gotten so lucky.

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