Camping

Last weekend we headed up into the high Uintas for our first camping trip in 4 years as a family. Jeff is the scoutmaster in our ward so he goes camping once a month, Ian usually gets to tag along with him. Since Morgan is getting older and easier we thought we'd take a couple of days to enjoy being in the beautiful mountains.

We didn't think that we'd have a hard time finding a camping spot in the place that we had gone before, but it was full, and about every camping spot after that too, but after searching for about an hour we found a really nice small camping spot. Unfortunately it started raining about the time we got dinner done and had to hunker down in the tent earlier than we wanted to. Morgan freaked out and didn't want to sleep in her pack and play and wouldn't keep her blankets on, so it took her a while to get settled down, and I thought we'd be in for a long night, but thank goodness she settled down and slept in her own bed all night.

The next morning we hiked into a small lake about a 1/2 mile for the road to go fishing, but didn't have any luck catching fish. Later that afternoon Jeff and Ian went to try and go fishing again on a river that he had heard from a fellow camper that he would definitely catch a few fish. Jeff doesn't have very good luck fishing, so they came back empty handed. Morgan and I spent the afternoon throwing rocks in the river, and taking a stroll around the campground, she could have spent all afternoon throwing rocks.

That evening after dinner it started raining AGAIN and AGAIN we didn't have the chance to sit around the fire like we wanted to. It poured and poured all night, and I thought for sure we'd float away, but now we know that our tent is waterproof, it did a fantastic job keeping us dry. Because of the rain and cold the next morning was almost unbearable so we packed up early in the rain and snow (yes, it started snowing briefly). We went through the Uintas the opposite the way we came and stopped in Evanston for breakfast. Despite the rain and cold It was a successful camping trip, hopefully next time we go we'll have better luck with the weather, but then again at 10,000 feet the mountains have their own "special" weather.

This was a treat to see the two moose on our way up the mountain

I love how Morgan adores her big brother SO much

Morgan and I on our little hike

Fishing is one of Ian's favorite hobbies

Jeff taught Ian how to make fire with magnesium - he'll be a pro before he becomes a scout

Yea, we have fire!

Can't get enough of those yummy smores - our dutch oven desert didn't work out to well, but thank goodness we had a backup

The second night Morgan learned that in order to stay warm she needed to stay in her covers, she didn't move a muscle when she went to bed that night.