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December and January means shorter days. A good time of the year for day trips. Here are some highlights.

December and January have been called “the dark months” for obvious reasons. The days are shorter and the nights are cold.

As much as I love solo trips, even I have a hard time taking off by myself for winter overnighters. When it is dark and cold  by 5PM or so, it is a long night to be in a sleeping bag until dawn breaks at 7AM.

In the past, I’ve enjoyed this time of the year by taking car camping trips in places sometimes off the beaten path with someone.  When it is off-season, and no one is around, car camping is wonderful. The darkness may come early but the right clothing, some generously warm sleeping bags, a campfire  and the Coleman stove to make some hearty camp fare makes the dark nights a lot brighter.

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