Grouse Lakes California-1976: Two Campers Tending a Steaming Pot on a Portable Stove

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationGrouse Lakes, California, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 · Grouse Lakes, California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1976–1978 · Grouse Lakes & Tahoe National Forest · Reel e70be600 contains 16 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

outdoor recreation
backpacking
camp cooking
cooperation
meal preparation
everyday camp life

Shot type: mixed
Camera: handheld · zoom · Elevated oblique view looking down toward the campers and stove
Setting: outdoor · Wooded campsite with conifer trunks, rocks and a needle-covered forest floor
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions with sunlight reaching the campsite
Lighting: Dappled natural sunlight with deep woodland shade
People: 4 · Four people are visible, including two foreground campers tending the stove and two partly cropped figures behind them; the foreground pair wear padded outerwear and hats.
Objects: metal cooking pot · wooden stirring utensil · portable camping stove · blue fuel container · white bottle with blue cap · tall metal container · camping supplies · rocks · red pompom cap · white brimmed hat · wristwatch · canvas sneakers
Colors: olive green · beige · brown · gray · red · blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Two campers tend a pot amid supplies on the forest floor.
One camper stirs while the crouching companion works beside the stove.
The framing tightens around the pot, wooden utensil and hands.
Steam rises as stirring continues in close view.

Two Campers Tending a Steaming Pot on a Portable Stove — Clip Details

Grouse Lakes, California, 1976 home movie footage shows two campers tending a steaming metal pot on a portable stove in a wooded campsite. One crouches beside the burner while the other bends over and stirs with a wooden utensil. Other members of the group stand behind them among scattered bottles and camping supplies. The continuous shot tightens from the surrounding activity to the pot, hands and rising steam.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002598

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1976 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Grouse Lakes, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1976 home movie supplies documentary and museum requests for backpacking camp routines, portable cooking equipment and outdoor meal preparation.
Period detail: Padded jackets, a red pompom cap, flared trousers, canvas sneakers and compact metal cookware provide visible period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The campers remain occupied with stirring and tending the stove while the camera closes in on their shared task.
What appears in frame: A steaming metal pot, wooden utensil, portable burner, blue fuel container, padded jackets and scattered bottles fill the campsite view.
Film character: Warm color, grain, soft projected detail and uneven woodland exposure give the continuous handheld shot a recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: The tightening view works as a cooking cutaway or a brief camp-life insert between hiking and resting scenes.
Historical context: The dated backpacking section places this ordinary cooking task within a 1976 group outing in the Grouse Lakes area.
Research note: A camper's face is visible; copyright licensing and any likeness permissions are separate matters, and releases are not established by the images.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for 1976 backpacking home movies, Grouse Lakes camp cooking and archival footage of a steaming pot on a portable stove.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's equipment preparation and fire-ring scenes, then other 1976 Grouse Lakes material, followed by broader camp-cooking footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Campers at Grouse Lakes in 1976 tend a portable stove, with a red-capped person crouching beside a companion in a green jacket. — A crouching camper and a standing companion work over a pot among scattered campsite supplies.
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At a Grouse Lakes campsite in 1976, a white-hatted camper stirs a steaming pot while a crouching companion tends the cooking setup. — Steam rises between two campers tending their outdoor meal.
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Hands and cookware fill the frame during camp cooking at Grouse Lakes in 1976, with a wooden utensil stirring the steaming pot. — The camera closes in on the pot, stirring hand and compact stove.
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A close view of the 1976 Grouse Lakes cooking scene shows rising steam, a stirring utensil and campers' hands around a portable stove. — The steaming pot dominates the final close view as stirring continues.
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