Corn Camping

During our weekend of Swinefest extravaganza, we decided to spend Saturday night in Pine Plains, New York, rather than drive home at 4 in the morning having consumed large quantities of pork and beer. Luckily, the good folks at The Farm were thinking along the same lines, and offered us a spot on their giant green field.

So there were were, pitching a tent at the edge of a cornfield with the soft green mountains of the Catskills all around us. I loved this! (Sorry, I didn’t get enough of this sleeping-on-the-ground business having spent most of my life in Hollywood and Brooklyn). After the tent was up, I was starting to feel a bit light-headed from the many trips I had already taken to the Beer Truck. I decided on a nap to rest up for the night of debauchery that would surely ensue.

Half an hour later, the sun was seeping through the meshing of the tent roof. I climbed out and saw Kelly reading a book and picking at a plate filled with the first of many servings of the Swine buffet.

It made me hungry, but it was also Golden Hour — that precious time of day right before sunrise/sunset that any photographer would cut off their hand for — whatever hand they’re not shooting with, that is. After quickly stuffing my face with the sizzling barbecue, I grabbed my camera with one hand, a fresh glass of beer with the other, and took to the fields.

Golden America.

Sure, backcountry can be soul-inspiring, but car camping is so much easier!

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