Danny... You Lied

I was told by a former coworker of a faaaaabulous place to camp, just outside Portland. It's just a short hike in he says... it's next to a lake he says.. there are plenty of great camp sites he says... it's unpopular he says... He lied.

After traveling down several forest service roads, I finally pulled up to the trailhead, to find 5 other vehicles parked. Maybe they are day users... hmmmm. After a short mile walk in, I found 2 naked guys fishing (eye candy) and several other people... loud people. I still thought I would make the best of it, so I pitched my tent and set out to find some fishies...

No fish, loads (I mean loads) of salamanders, big ass salamanders and all the bugs in the PNW, and it was only a little past 1:00 PM.

I imaged my evening, in the dark (no fires in this 100+ degree heat)... Huddled in my tent, avoiding the swarms of millions of prehistoric sized bugs, who want to feed off my flesh, only to be eaten alive by salamanders in my sleep.

I packed up camp ASAP and peeled the hell out of there.

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