The Summer of Backpacking: Siltcoos Lake Trail
The Husband has been excited all year about this summer, and to an outsider it could look just like any other summer- but to our family it is known as 'The Summer of Backpacking'. The boys have been admiring the dream of camping, packing in, and fishing all throughout the rainy and cold winter Oregon months. The time has now just come so at the first hint of good weather we set out to conquer (or admire if that makes you nervous) the great outdoors.
For more photos go to my Nature Adventures Flicker set
Did you go backpacking as a kid? Any good memories to share? What plans do you have outside this summer?
We Love Camping!!!
There are so many reasons our lives are better told in pictures. Not only are they worth thousand words, they are prettier and less rambly too.
All you have to know is that we went camping with some friends and loved every second of it.
Oliver's quote of the trip: "I want more crawdads, they are so good- they taste just like caterpillars!"...Uhhh, I should watch this child better when he is outside, right? Eeek.
Our last camping trip was great too! Oh, and we had some super yummy food.
Do any of you know un-crowded, way cool, camping places in Oregon? Or do you have a favourite camping memory?
Summer Memories
I love thinking of seasons passed, how one day its warm enough for shorts and running through the sprinkler and within that week everyone is grabbing sweatshirts and watching the leaves change. The trees on the country roads right now look like the burning bush must have displaying fires of bright red, yellow, orange and some are still green. The scenery is so pretty it makes me stare every time.
I guess most of the time there are things about each season that I wish would linger (except maybe winter). Every year I have a summer fling with warm evenings and medium days- I love the beginning and end of summer when things cool down a bit but still are completely enjoyable.
This summer was a new milestone for us. This summer was the first summer we braved camping with the boys, they are 3 and 5 and did spectacular- now we just can't wait to take them again. We probably wouldn't have thought to go on our own, but our new church does an all-church camp out every year and we signed up. We didn't even have a tent that would fit us all!
We had never camped with electricity and water capabilities before, we were into hardcore backpacking camping pre-kids. I think that is why we didn't go for so long after we had them. We used to only eat power bars and trail mix when on the road, our bodies craved hot nourishment.That was not a problem this time! A friend let me borrow her dutch oven and it is now on my wish list. The food was so good- none of the typical hot dogs or hamburgers...well, just check it out for yourself.
PS.Recipes for these dutch oven dishes to follow, stay tuned friends they are worth it.
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