---
url: 'https://dri.es/album/twin-mountains-2022'
title: 'Twin Mountains 2022'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-06-11T13:31:09+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'
type: album
count: 14
---

# Twin Mountains 2022

![A person stands on a rocky edge, looking at rushing whitewater rapids in a forested area.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/whitewater-rapids-640w.jpg)
*Vanessa in the White Mountain National Forest.*

![Steve and Jenny smirking](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/steve-and-jenny-640w.jpg)
*When we discovered that Jenny was wearing her bathing suit inside out ...*

![A person is driving a Jeep, holding the steering wheel with both hands.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/jeep-640w.jpg)
*We own an electric car, but decided to rent a Jeep for this camping trip.*

![Dish washing station](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/dish-washing-station-640w.jpg)
*I'm not a great cook, so my job is usually to do the dishes. This was my dish washing station.*

![A person takes a selfie with a camera, reflected in the side mirror of a Jeep.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/jeep-selfie-640w.jpg)
*A selfie from the passenger seat of a Jeep.*

![A can of bear spray sits on a rock in a wooded area, ready for use in case of bears.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/bear-spray-640w.jpg)
*A campground 20 minutes from ours was shut down because of "black bear activity". We picked up some bear spray and kept it around our campsite.*

![A woman in a plaid shirt sits in a camping chair, laughing with her eyes closed near a fire pit.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/jenny-laughing-640w.jpg)

![Camp](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/camp-640w.jpg)
*Cooking by the fire at Twin Mountain Campground in New Hampshire.*

![Milky way](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/milky-way-640w.jpg)
*We laid down next to a river and saw thousands of stars. This photo is my first attempt at astrophotography. I think you can see the Milky Way ...*

![Waking up camping in style](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/waking-up-camping-in-style-640w.jpg)
*This is how Vanessa wakes up in a tent. Temperatures dropped to 10 °C \(50 °F\) during the night. Pyjamas, warm sweaters, and blankets were required to stay warm.*

![An aluminum moka pot brewing on a camping stove, with our orange tent in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/perculating-coffee-640w.jpg)
*Percolating coffee in the morning sun at the Twin Mountain campground in New Hampshire, USA.*

![A frying pan on a camping stove with pancakes cooking, surrounded by pancake batter, syrup, and other breakfast items.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/pancakes-for-breakfast-640w.jpg)
*Gourmet camping means pancakes for breakfast!*

![A wooden boardwalk with railings winds through a forested gorge at Lost River Gorge in New Hampshire.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/lost-river-gorge-640w.jpg)
*The hiking trail at the Lost River Gorge in Woodstock, New Hampshire.*

![A broken tree trunk covered in moss resembles an open-mouthed crocodile in a dense forest.](https://dri.es/files/cache/twin-mountains-2022/crocodile-640w.jpg)
*I knew we were in bear country, but what I didn't know was that New Hampshire had crocodiles too.*