We took the kids "camping" this weekend. I say "camping" because we were in an air conditioned cabin with a stove, fridge, microwave, table and chairs, full sized bed and a fouton. The truly awful part..........no TV for TWO WHOLE DAYS! The horror is beyond description.
We went to a state park not too far from us, about two hours away. It's east of here and to me going to that part of the state is like going back in time. There is mostly wide open prairie with gently rolling hills with herds of cattle and horses. I can just imagine the indian tribe hunting buffalo over the next hill or the pioneer in their covered wagon heading west through indian territory. I love that part of the state.
We were planning on keeping the kids entertained by swimming in the pool, but the pool was closed. Panic was had at the beginning but soon it really didn't matter. We took hikes down to the waterfalls.......that weren't really waterfalls, more like some rocks in the creek, but we waded in in the water until the kids both fell down.
The next day we hiked down to the bluffs which were some high rocks overlooking the creek. I was having a hard time with being there as there were no railings to keep you from falling over the edge, so I was very nervous about the kids falling. I made them stay way back. The hike was a killer too! It was soooooooo hot and humid we were all ready to go back before we even got there.
We saw probably 20 deer including a fawn that still had it's spots nursing from it's mom! We also saw some (I think 5) wild turkeys walking past our cabin.
It was a wonderful weekend, it was really hard to come back to the real world.
*all pictures taken with my cellphone so they are not the best quality
2 comments:
An air-conditioned cabin with all the extras? Now that's my kind of camping! I don't mind going to sleep in a tent on a cool evening, but I hate waking up all sweaty and gross in a steaming hot tent the next morning.
Great post, Kim, I can really visualise the place......and wish I could visit it too.
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