Bacon Wrapped Bushcraft

It’s been a very strange winter so far in the upper Midwest. Tomorrow is February, and instead of fighting snow and freezing cold temperatures, we are in the midst of the perfect Indian Summer. It felt like spring today in the woods, with the sun shining bright and birds chirping. The only thing that gave winter away was the frozen winter.

I guess Spring is right around the corner when February comes. Today, the Average Flatlanders went to the banks of the mighty Des Moines River, all frozen solid. We sat in the midst of the oak trees on the edge of the sandbank and started a fire.

It was a day for bacon-wrapped pork chops, mashed potatoes, and beans, all over an open flame. This is life, my friend.