Camping

We left to go camping on Friday evening. We headed to the Pioneer campgrounds near Logan. Never made it there because the sun was setting and we had to set up before dark. After going towards our intended camp, we drove over new pavement, old pavement, and then an ancient gravel/rocky road. There were many RV's camped out there, people with horses, and tons of four wheelers. It seemed we wouldn't find anything but finally, just before the sun slipped behind the mountain, we found an exposed area by a river. There was a nice little area perfect for the tent and we saw an odd plastic bag hanging from a branch that gave off a disgusting aroma. Luckily we brought a camp shovel and Jason buried the leavings. How can anyone go to a lovely area to camp and leave such filth and trash everywhere? We were so grossed out. After the clean up, we set up the tent and then started gathering kindling and wood. Rachel was very helpful carrying the kindling. I had prepared hobo dinners (ground beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, and spices wrapped in foil). Dinner wasn't ready until nearly 10pm. While waiting for dinner to roast, Rachel and I walked around our campsite and along a little trail by the river to explore. Rachel loved the river. Jason stayed near the fire to make sure it didn't stray. Poor Rachel was so tired and cranky. Although very tired, she was thrilled to finally eat. While Jason put out the fire I went to the tent to get Rachel ready for bed. We unrolled the sleeping bags and put on jammies. She was intrigued by the novelty of it all. Rachel's favorite part of the evening was her new pink flashlight. For a 22 month old, she was taking it all in very well. Jason was thoughtful to bring the 2 inch thick, king size memory foam pad. It certainly made the rocky ground more comfy but we realized we had to sleep on a slant. We hadn't noticed the slant until trying to fall asleep. The rush of the river was nice, like white noise, but the cars driving by through out the night was annoying and made for an uneasy sleep. The last car drove by around 3am. It was crazy. Then the four wheelers were up and moving around at about 7:30 am. We had had great plans for the day of hiking and fishing and such but we had slept so little all of those plans seemed too much. So, we broke camp,picked up more trash from the former campers that daylight exposed and went to IHOP in Logan for breakfast. Then a quick stop at the new D.I. Then home to crash for nearly three hours of solid, blissful, uninterrupted sleep. We have now decided that since we live within close driving distance of the great outdoors, a lovely day trip will be enough and home that night for some comfy, quiet sleeping.