Monday, September 1, 2008

Our Camping Adventure

The end of this last week, we went camping over at Lake Wenatchee. Sadly, though it was the end of August, it was the first time that we had gone camping all summer! Between a trip to Montana, work schedules that didn't quite line up and Brianne's summer class, it just didn't work. This was wonderful... very relaxing and a nice way to spend the days leading up to Labor Day weekend. We had a great spot, right on the lake, and we set up a fun little home-away-from-home. :)

We had running water... of the Camelbak sort!
We had running water... of the Camelbak sort!

The weather varied between cloudy and 60's to sunny and 60's. There were a few sprinklings of rain but nothing that affected the fun we had. Mostly, we just relaxed... Chet had gotten sick his last day of work before we left so there was quite a bit of sleeping, reading and sitting around by the campfire to be had by all. It definitely was pleasant to be without anything to do and to just focus on relaxing. During one of Chet's naps though (to help him feel better, of course), Brianne almost didn't know what to do with herself! She went wandering through the woods to try to find a trail she saw earlier... only to be eaten by mosquitoes! She probably will have some welts for awhile.

Yum! Camp food!

We must say that we (in our opinions), we created some tasty camp food on this trip. We had burgers grilled over the open fire, blueberry pancakes, foil dinners with red potatoes, chicken and carrots, and yummy breakfast sandwiches. The griddle that we got for our wedding was definitely put to good use as we cooked over our Coleman stove. The pancakes may look better than some actually created at home. Thank you Krusteaz and camping griddle... you saved the day!

Other than that reading, eating, playing with the fire and eating, we went on a short hike up to Hidden Lake. It was a nice nature walk, not at all strenuous, but very appropriate for a husband with a cold. We enjoyed the little lake and dangled our feet in the water for awhile. We also created small rafts our of lake grass and wood and raced them in the lake. It was fun to be like little kids and come up with our own games!

Us up at Hidden Lake
Us up at Hidden Lake

Overall, it was nice to get away, build small rafts, cook over a camp stove and play with the campfire. Too bad summer is pretty much wrapping up and school starts in another three weeks. Yet, we have such a wonderful life to go on fun adventures like this! There are so many places to see and explore in this world and we are so glad that we can make the most of them!

We are headed to Montana this weekend for various events... visiting family, going to a concert for Chet, hanging out with friends and more. It will definitely be fun!

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