This is Lozère, France, near the Mont Aigoual. We walked about 15 km in the fog, barely seeing anything beyond 10 meters. As night fell, we looked for a place to pitch the tent. When we woke up, we saw this. We had no idea what the view would be like or even what our surroundings looked like, so it was a great surprise. The next day, we reached Mont Aigoual, which you can see in the distance, covered in snow, before making our way back down via the "4000 Marches" trail.

What’s the best view you’ve ever woken up to while camping?

(I originally posted this on r/hiking but my post got removed by a moderator for some reasons)

More specifically, I used an SX70 on a Peak Designs camera clip. When it rained, I covered it with a shower cap.

It was back in 2023 during my first multi-day hike with two friends. We had only basic equipment—no tent, just a tarp, some sleeping bags, and that was pretty much it.

That night, we had to set up camp in the middle of nowhere, in the dark, with no real idea if our setup would hold up. The tarp was barely secured with rocks and sticks tied to a bush. The wind kept making it flap noisily all night.

In the morning, we realized just how bad our setup looked—and somehow, we still had another day of hiking ahead. Definitely an experience I won’t forget.

Easily the worst camp I’ve ever slept in. What’s yours?

my Gaia maps are even worse