I would have slept better if it hadn't been so cold and it there hadn't been a crazy owl hooting all night. The first time he did it, I almost jumped out of my skin - he was very close by at that point. Luckily later he flew farther away and we got some shut eye.
So I know you want to see pictures. Here are some!
First here are some scenes we saw in the main part of the park:
1. Beaver evidence. Sorry it is blurry.
2. Dogwoods were out in full force, it really was beautiful everywhere in the park! Plus lots of violets, and other tiny wildflowers. All the trees were bright spirng green with new leaves... the park has a lot of beech trees.
3. Here is a picture of our little campsite!
4. Here is a picture of the sun peaking out just as it was setting - there were a few showers beforehand (thank goodness we started setting up camp early!) and even a few pretty strong showers later in the night.
5. Luckily this is the scene from inside the tent this morning - clear as a bell and the sun was out. I like the way the shadows of the trees looked against the tent. Unfortunately, we'll have to rinse off our tent in the tub and hang it out on our porch today to dry it out.
Which leads me to the question - if you are supposed to let your tent dry out before stuffing it away - what do the through hikers do in the rain? They can't possibly be stalled every time it rains. Hmmm. Not that I'll be hiking 14 miles a day anytime soon.... but I am curious.
6 comments:
Wow! You went camping and it looks beautiful!
Shelley, Kiki & I went to the beach - our version of outdoor fun but now we are sunburned. Boooo!
glad you had such a wonderful time in BEAUTIFUL nature! lovely shots!
Oh, that looks like fun! I wish my husband wanted to camp. I am looking forward to camping with the kids, as they older.
wow incredibly fun and beautiful!! now my jealousy has hit a whole new level... :)
tks for all your comments! - I'm glad your funk has abated - you'll have to tell me your secret! altho my funk is not as bad as it has been in the past and about 50% of it will end with finals :) the rest of it has to do with little things like: wtf am I doing with my life? you know, trivialities :) nyernt nyernt
I just made plans to go camping with friends today! I can't wait to go...although we are bringing our almost 4 year old. I hope he likes it as much as my husband and I do!!
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