Here's the view from inside our tent...
You can't see it in the still picture but those trees were swaying gently in a cool breeze and making a sound like you hear in an ocean shell.
Here's the view from behind our tent...
That's Turquoise Lake in Leadville, CO.
The boys ran down to the beach the moment we arrived....
There was lots of relaxing by that lake...
We taught the boys to bait a hook...
to hold a pole...
and lines were thrown...
and lines were thrown...
and thrown...
patience was practiced....
They actually caught one fish! It was 14" greenback trout and Dave caught it. T made him throw it back since, apparently, it's the state fish. Dave went ahead and did as T asked because it was after dinner and the campfire was already out so no use keeping it, really.
There was a lot of bbq'ing and we made s'mores. I've been camping about a hundred times (as a kid) and I've never had s'mores. We used to roast marshmallows for sure but never made s'mores! They are really good!
We relaxed and had a great time with no electronics. Just peace and quiet....
We played board games and I read some more of the first Harry Potter book to the kids. We all read a lot of whatever books we had brought and I knit quite a bit.
The first night, it was insanely cold. So cold that Dave and I didn't get much sleep. The next night, we all dressed in many more layers and Dave heated some bricks in the fire. We put the bricks on a towel in the tent and wow - what a difference! We all slept like babies!
It was all so lovely! The first night around the campfire, in the dark, I looked at Dave and said, "I'm so happy!" and I actually got all teary. The quiet and sitting there with the family, in the woods, around a campfire.... nothing better!
Got to do that more often, Ruth!
