stokes state forest

so last weekend i went camping with deb and anna in a leanto at stokes up in sussex county. now, generally i don't go to sussex county on purpose but this was a good reason. so it was 20 degrees outside, we had a wood stove in the leanto and a fire outside to cook dinner. i recommend winter camping at stokes any weather except perhaps blizzard conditions. the bathrooms even have heat and hot water now! its really just one step below hotel conditions, except somebody has to get up every few hours to feed the woodstove. sometimes, that involves picking through the woods for kindling at 4am because some people were too drunk to remember to collect enough in the first place. but i didn't mind. the moon was gorgeous and bright, bathing the frigid campsite in silvery light, and i could see every star. the world is very peaceful at these moments. plus its hardeer for the bears to get the drop on you.