Over Memorial Day, we went camping in the Shenandoah National Park. We camped in Mathew's Arm from Friday to Saturday with friends from the MPA program and friends of friends. It was great!
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| Camp at Mathew's Arm |
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| A little snug in the morning |
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| Carefully identifying the Common Crow |
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| The view from our tent, and where we "were sure" we heard a bear traipsing around in the middle of the night. |
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| The biggest difference between East Coast camping and Utah camping: fire making. Here we are victorious after no small battle. |
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| The handsome party |
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| Caterpillar |
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| The view from the bottom (we hiked down first. Who's idea of a bad joke was that?). |
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| Taking a rest from being carried |
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| Abraham had no shortage of audience with so many singles around |
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| He was a champ hiker, hiking about three miles! Lots of "Going on a Bear Hunt" and other songs, as well as promises of ice cream kept us all going. |
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| Benjamin trying the pack on for size. He also hiked a bit. |
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| What most of our family photos look like |
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| After we realized we had gone a mile or two in the wrong direction, Andrew picked up both boys, and started off in the right direction! |
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| Our good friend saved the day, helping carry both boys at different times. |
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| The well deserved bubblegum ice cream. |
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| "Taste for Taste" |
2 comments:
I love it all! I remember the east coast camping--heavy air, but friendlier hills. Fire making can be the biggest challenge! I'm so glad Ben got a break from being carried. . . .
I do have fond memories of trying for what seemed like hours using what Dad called "Boy Scout juice" or something trying to get east coast fires started. What fun! You guys are always so festive. We'll take your camping with a one year old tips and try to have our own adventure!
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