This
is a picture of the hooches that we stayed in.
In Kansas terms, these would be called shacks. I'm thinking this is where the term
"Hoochie Mama" comes from. The
gold miners in the old days had to have met some women along the way. Although I haven't heard the term
"Shackie Mama" here in Kansas.
They are equipped with a small wood burning stove that just keeps the
chill off in the morning. The one, who
wakes up first or gets cold in the middle of the daylight, starts the
fire. Our hooch mates had the fire ready
to go most mornings so all we had to do was light it. George's Boy Scout instincts kicked in and he
built a few nice fires and had some good tips on starting fires by the end of
the week.
The
black plastic above George was to keep the rain drained away should it
storm. We brought our own bedding and
slept on air mattresses on benches. It
was very comfy. We were exhausted by the
end of the day and sleep came easy. We
used a piece of cardboard as our curtain to keep the daylight out.
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