Weekend in the woods
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 06:24AM It requires a whole lot of crap to go camping! You saw my Pack List, it was crazy. One weekend in the woods required a trunk and back seat full of stuff.
That doesn't even include the huge pile of firewood! Good thing the Giraffe has a big trunk. It's almost not worth it, except we had so much fun hanging out with my sisters and their boys. And their dogs. Em has a yellow lab, Amarillo (Ami), and Kel has a teacup something-or-other (aka: smallest dog in the world) named Mildred (Millie) (or Mil-icious as I call her). They're buds:
Because we were late in our decision to go camping, all the best campgrounds were full, so we ended up finding some random place in the middle of the state that none of us had been to before. One of the reasons we picked it was because of the advertised beach. We imagined laying in the sun and swimming in the lake when we weren't chillin' at the campsite. Um, this is the "beach":
There was definitely nowhere to lay in the sun, and the only one who wanted to swim was Ami. This is not a beach, it's lake access. Which is fine and totally acceptable. Just don't call it a beach mmkay?
We all took turns making meals, and the Giraffe and I were in charge of dinner Saturday night (as well as s'mores). We got all the fixin's for what we called Hobo Packs. We chopped red and green pepper, onion, carrots and potatoes, and brought ground beef and several sauces and spices. We took custom orders, threw the ingredients onto some aluminum foil, wrapped it up, and put them on a grate over the fire until everything seemed to be thoroughly cooked.
Something about food cooked over a fire is so good.
I didn't shower all weekend and the humidity really did a number on my hair. I was quite a sight. It's amazing what the lack of a shower, a flat iron and a little makeup can do to transform a person from presentable to dear god have you been living on a deserted island for the last ten years?
My flickr friends know what I'm talking about, but I'm definitely not posting pictures here.
Lastly, I accidentally took this pretty cool picture of my sister, her boyfriend and their dog('s butt). Anybody know how to photoshop that truck out?
Reader Comments (7)
Sounds like a nice relaxing weekend. The Hobo Packs sound divine. Mmmmmm
It's funny that it take so much stuff to go rough it. We always packed that much too.
That picture is great. I hope you get your photoshop help.
I'll photoshop that truck out if you want. I think you have photoshop on that computer though...I bet you could figure it out. :)
That picture at the top is one more reason I don't camp. :)_
I laughed out loud at: "Um, this was the beach".
I am so with you on overpacking.
But am quite impressed with the food fixins! I'm trying to convince my husband to go camping (I've never been... and this is probably what is deterring him from wanting to go). :-)
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I refuse to go camping. I don't mind the bugs, I don't mind sleeping on the ground, and I totally dig me some campfire food, but I do NOT go more than 24 without showering. I consider it a gift to those around me.