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September 7, 2005

The Great Northwest - Part 2 (2)

Lost Creek

A path to the creek sits out our front door.
The View From the Front of Our Tent

We arrived late in the afternoon and set up camp. Karen and I needed a tent primer because it had been years since either of us had set one up. By 6:30 everyone was settled in and the chefs were making dinner. Girl Scout stew was the highlight, although the Eder sisters were less than excited about it. My guess is that they had too much of the stuff when they were scouts.

The kids had s'mores and the adults had wine (some of us even had scotch and cigars!). The kids went to bed without a hitch. Considering that mine had never been camping before, I was relieved.

In the middle of the night I had to go to the bathroom. First I couldn't find my glasses. Then I couldn't see a thing. It was pitch black. The sky was cloudy, so there was not even any starlight. That meant I was seeing a blurry nothing. I stepped out and a low branch caught my hair-- spooking me.

So now I'm spooked and can't see. I decided to get things over with as quickly as possible. Karen chose this moment to come outside herself, which scares the crap out of me (no, not literally).

"You know, you're supposed to step away from the tent when you do that."

Gerrrr.

The kids ran around the campgrounds, scootered, biked, and in the case of Francesca, pushed a doll in a toy stroller around the campgrounds. Sometimes these activities were accompanied by screaming. Ahh, the outdoors...

Sophia samples the uncooked cakes.
Harrison and Sophia Help with Breakfast