Camping Trip '09

On this weekend's agenda, CAMPING!!! Heather, Draco, and I went to Silver Lake Park near Mount Baker. We had scoped out the area with Mom and Dad when they came up to visit a few months ago. One look around the park and we knew we wanted to camp there before we left town. So this weekend was our time to camp! We have been waiting to go camping since we got married. You may remember that a major motif of our gift registry was camping gear. We tried to find a camp site on several occasions last fall but were unsuccessful. Needless to say, we were very excited to spend some time outdoors (sans hiking).

Being the planners that we are, we made several checklists and packed our gear at least a week in advance. Excited? Nay, Thrilled to camp!!! We barely fit our stuff + Draco in the car but we made it and set up camp Friday afternoon



This is proof that I can build a fire! But don't be fooled, the wood was a bit wet and the fire barely hung in there. It took the both of us to keep it going all evening.


This is a part of Silver Lake. Aside from sitting on its bank and enjoying the beauty of the surrounding mountains, we went on a paddle boating excursion directly to the nearest shady spot! I think we both had forgotten how much work a paddle boat can be! Despite the unwelcomed workout, we really enjoyed the time together exploring the lake and searching for fish swimming below.



We had the best time camping together! We learned a bit about "surviving" outdoors and will be even better prepared for next time and we hope we can find some good places to camp in Tennessee.

Oh, Draco had a ball too! Does it get cuter than this?


Next weekend Heather's parents will be coming to visit and the week after that we will be packing and moving. Oh my goodness...Uff Dah! Until next time...