Chapter 368: Arriving at the campsite
"Of course, it's safer for us to be in the back, and someone in front of us will open the way for us." Jin Sen is an old cowboy, he is familiar with walking this way, and in some places Gao Xi looks strange and scary, but Jin Sen used to be very light.
"What do you have to pay attention to?"
"There are a lot of things to watch out for, including puddles, garbage, animals, and even just torn clothes and socks thrown on the ground by people who have passed by here before, or shoes, because these things are likely to cause frightening to the horses." Jin Sen thought for a moment and replied.
Gao Xi and Ye Xiu both nodded, the two of them were novices, although they were a little unruly at times, and they didn't like to listen to people's teachings. But at this time, he still accepted Jin Sen's guidance very seriously, after all, they are all laymen, it can be said that they don't know anything about wild riding, but Jin Sen is an old cowboy, and he must know more than them, and what he says is definitely not harmful to them, of course they have to pay attention to it.
In fact, this process is also quite interesting, Gao Xi used to learn to drive, and it was most interesting to learn what he didn't understand, but once he knew it, he didn't feel much fun. That's what he's enjoying right now, challenging the unknown.
About an hour or so of stop-and-go, walked through the more dangerous rocky area, and finally saw the destination this time, that is, the place where the camping was prepared, where there were already some tents and RVs, and their pickup trucks were also parked there, but the things were still in the car, and the tent was to be set up by themselves, which was also a camping experience, if everything was done for you, it would lose the fun of camping, which Gao Xi still recognized.
It is said that building a tent is also a science, listen to Jin Sen, observe the terrain before setting up a tent, try to choose high ground and flat land, not in a low-lying place, if you choose a low-lying place. Then you wake up the next day and find that you can fish in your tent.
In addition, you should also pay attention to the direction of the wind, do not be greedy for coolness and blow the wind, and the entrance should be leeward.
There is also a need to observe the surrounding environment to see if there are ant holes on the ground, whether there are hornet's nests on trees, and there are generally many mosquitoes in places where water accumulates. Tents should be kept away from hillsides with rolling stones.
As for the weather, it must be observed, but this matter is easier for Gao Xi and them, because the guide will arrange it for the first time. But it is undoubtedly important to observe the weather, knowing that if there are clouds in the canyon, it is likely to rain, but it is usually a shower, and in order to avoid flooding the tent when it rains, a drainage ditch should be dug just below the edge of the canopy.
Valuables are locked in the car and not in the tent. Camping in Yellowstone should also pay special attention to putting food away, some places will require it to be placed in a bear canister, and some places will require the car to be locked. Don't have the idea that Lao Mei is of high quality and will not steal.
Of course, even if Lao Mei really doesn't have thieves. You can't put valuables in the tent, in case a bear comes, it will be more than worth the loss, and it will be relatively safe for many years to put it here.
Another point has to do with quality. That is, don't litter the garbage generated by camping, generally campsites have garbage bins, but Gao Xi took a look at the situation here, and there are no garbage bins. However, the organizers brought garbage bags, saying that they would be recycled later, as long as they were thrown in.
Well. That's probably it, oh, there's another point, it's Fei Lengcui added, and I said it several times, telling Gao Xi that they will set up tents in the area demarcated by the organizers, don't camp outside the camp casually, and the bonfire can only burn in the designated place, don't mess around, if you don't come according to the regulations, it is easy to have problems.
After arranging the horses, everyone began to move the things on the pickup, Gao Xi and Ye Xiu were going to use a tent, anyway, the tent was big enough, the two were too troublesome, according to what Jin Sen and Fei Lengcui told them, the two of them chose a fairly good location to set up the tent.
Gao Xi has set up a tent on the ranch, so he has experience, and Ye Xiu has also played with tents in China, and it is still very easy for the two of them to cooperate.
In fact, many tents are now very scientific, and they can be moisture-proof by themselves, but in order to be more comfortable, two people still pounced on the moisture-proof mat on the ground.
As for the other tent you bring, then keep it as a backup, which I don't know what will happen in the wild, and it is more reassuring to have a spare tent.
After setting up the tent, Gao Xi began to make a stove in the field, originally according to Jin Sen's plan, it was to follow their old method, move a few stones there and pile it to make a stove, but Gao Xi felt that it was too rough, and it was not easy to use a fire, because there was fire everywhere, and the temperature was not easy to concentrate.
He learned a simple stove making method in his hometown, as long as he stirred some hay with clay, and after making it, he could make a fire, which would gradually dry out in the process of burning the fire, and it was very strong, although it could not be compared with a stone, and there was no problem with putting a pot or stove or something, and even a person of two hundred pounds would not collapse when he stood on it.
Because this camping is a group camping, a total of ten people, everyone will not cook by themselves, they all have to eat together, so this stove is naturally very important, of course, the person in charge of cooking will also take turns, and everyone is responsible for a meal.
Well, to put it bluntly, it's a big pot of rice.
"Ye Xiu, you can help me get some hay, if there is wheat straw, it's best, something similar to wheat straw is fine, Jin Sen, please find someone to get me some pebbles, and then check some dry firewood, and then I can use it when the time comes." Gao Xi got some water in the nearby stream, and then dug a pit and mud, and left other things to others to do.
Ye Xiu went to look for something after listening to Gao Xi's dialect, and Jin Sen arranged for someone to collect firewood, there are trees everywhere, so there are a lot of branches falling on the ground, which is very suitable for burning fire. Of course, in order to avoid the rain from wetting the firewood, they still brought a gas stove for the field this time, but that thing will not be used for the time being, and it will only be used when it is critical.
Gao Xi put the pebbles and hay into the thin mud and stirred, and felt that it was almost there, so he started to make the stove, Ye Xiu was bored watching from the side, and saw that there was still a lot of mud left, so he played it over there.
This reminded Gao Xi of the games he played when he was a child, when there were not so many toys or game consoles or anything like that, and what they liked to play most was to use mud to pinch a lot of interesting things.
For example, animals, TV characters, etc., some little guys even take these pinched things back and burn them in the stove to dry, and they look good, and if this thing is painted again, it will be even more beautiful.
Gao Xi's movements were very skillful, and in less than ten minutes, a simple field stove had been built, he turned his head to look at Ye Xiu, and found that this kid actually pinched a monster next to him.
"Is that a dog you pinched?"
", it's a horse, can't you see it? Ye Xiu said very unconvinced.
"To be honest, I didn't really see it was a horse, are you sure it's not a dog?" Gao Xi laughed.
"Damn, it's a bit like a dog, but I like it too, and when it comes to dogs, I haven't eaten dog meat in a long time." Ye Xiu swallowed his saliva, his eyes fixed on Lightning and the Hulk.
"If you dare to hit my dog's attention, I'll stew you and eat it." Gossi said.
He hasn't eaten dog meat since he got a dog, probably because Lightning is too smart, and Gao Xi thinks it's really unauthentic to eat dog meat in front of these guys. It's going to cast a deep shadow on these guys' hearts.
"Just kidding, you see you're still in a hurry." Ye Xiu waved his hand and went to the side to wash his hands.
"Lord Westfield, have you made your stove?"
"It's ready, what's going on for this meal?" Gossey asked.
"The first day we came, the food was still relatively sufficient, let's eat barbecue, drinks and everything, it's very convenient, the meat can't be long, so it's best to eat first."
Sure enough, Lao Mei's favorite is barbecue, how can you not eat barbecue in the wild, fortunately, Gao Xi has long taken this into account, and a barbecue rack can be placed on the stove he built, which is definitely better than the barbecue tools used on the ranch.
"Okay, I don't care about this meal anyway, I'll eat whatever you do. I'm going to make some soup though. Gao Xi doesn't like to simply eat barbecue and drink drinks, especially carbonated drinks, which can be very uncomfortable if he drinks too much, so he is going to cook some soup, just light it.
"Let's cook the soup on the campfire, you have a good stove, it's very suitable for barbecue." By this time, the guide had already lit the campfire with the others.
This bonfire is very simple, that is, surrounded by a pile of stones, and then lit directly with firewood in the middle, it can be said to be a very primitive way to use fire, but it is very emotional.
As for why it is surrounded by stones, it is naturally to prevent fires, so it is called an isolation zone.
Gao Xi is going to cook a pot of spinach soup, then put some vermicelli and beat two eggs, and that's it. When he was cooking the soup, he looked at the ingredients of the barbecue over there, and found that most of them were beef, and the rest were chicken, potato chips, and the like, which were not much different from what he usually ate on the ranch, so he stopped looking at it and concentrated on boiling his own egg vermicelli spinach soup.
A wooden shelf was built on top of the bonfire, and then there was a wire in the middle, and the pot hanging on it was the soup cooked by Gao Xi, he cooked more, because he was worried that others would want to drink it too, and it would be embarrassing if it was not enough, and it would be okay if he couldn't finish eating, anyway, there were a lot of animals around him, even if lightning and Hulk couldn't eat it all, wasn't there still a group of friends in the space?
After the things were ready, a few people chatted idly, but it was still familiar people who got together, Gao Xi, Ye Xiu, Jin Sen and Fei Lengcui together. (To be continued......)