I went camping in the Rocky Mountains this last weekend! Through the power of the internet and online gaming I’ve gotten to know some great people that live out in the Denver area. Some might call them my modern day pen pals and when they invited me out to go camping in the mountains it felt like an awesome adventure to try something new. As a computer jockey I don’t get much grass time so I haven’t been camping in ages and going up and in to the mountains is a new thing for me that I love since I started snowboarding this last year. For two nights we camped out at North Fork Poudre Campgrounds with tents, sleeping bags, and no cell service. Time to disconnect and hang out IRL!

Base camp was at 9200 ft of elevation and you could definitely feel it. I had handled snowboarding pretty well but unfortunately this time I suffered some elevation sickness. Luckily it wasn’t long lived and was able to get over it fairly quickly with lots of hydration. I was humbled by the mountains to say the least. We spent the weekend sharing stories and laughter, and I want to share some pictures with you from the occasion to serve as something for me to look back on.


the creek running through the back of our camp site

Video of me walking around the area by our camp site.


out exploring with (left to right) Zho, Evan, Austin, and myself


experimenting with the .5 zoom and liked how the tress looked at dusk above the camping site

Video of us out exploring into the woods.


whoa, be careful there Quinn 🫣


😅 that’s better


This is a fire barrier created by cutting down a bunch of trees in a line. We hiked up to the top of it to get this picture of the whole length.


Again doing some more .5 zoom shots and it has a funny effect of making Austin look huge with super long legs 😂.


My first contacts with the group. We started playing Counter Strike together a few years back and now we are here! Left to right is Chris, myself, and Trevor. Shout out to Luke for the custom shirts for everyone on the camping trip.


(Left to right) Back: Austin, Trevor, Myself, Ben, Luke | Front: Zho, Chris, Evan, Carrie, Song, Kat

Thanks to Chris for hosting me when we were not out camping and a gigantic thank you to Luke and Kat for doing all the planning for the trip! I had a blast!


bonus Buc-ee’s picture