Camping Trip August 2010

After living in Tucson for over a year now, James and I finally got to experience a night of camping on Mt. Lemmon. We were so excited when we were invited to go up there. We bought our tent a little bit ago (see a previous post) and also I'd gotten my own camelback for Valentine's day. So, I was excited to use all our new stuff. :)

It was a great time! We got there around 10:30 in the morning and we started the day off with a 3.2 mile hike. It was a great hike - good exercise! At the end of the hike there were what people called "pools" but it was really just where a mountain stream ran through and was calm enough to get in. It was so cold! But it felt wonderful after the hike. We sat there and ate lunch.

We hiked back and made our way to our camp sites where we set up our tents. We played games, started the fire, had chili dogs for dinner with smores to finish it off. Actually, James and I ate an entire bag of trail mix (a whole sandwich bag full of cashews, almonds and peanut butter m'n'ms) prior to those chili dogs. I didn't even eat a smore because I was so full!

The weather was perfect and we were very comfortable sitting around the fire and sleeping in our tent. The company was great too. We went with some families in our ward (Lewis, Jensen, Hoenes, and Millar) and it was really fun to get to know them better. And a great time was had by all :)

Erica and Payson Lewis and also Kenzie Hoenes

Patrick Lewis, James & Melony, Pason Lewis and Taylor & Brooke Hoenes

We're playing "Koob" here. You have to hit those wooden blocks with a dowel that you throw at them. It was great!

We gave the Hoenes' a good run for their money playing this game. They called it beginners luck but James and I know better. They did win though...

The Millar's son celebrated his first birthday on the campout. The younger ladies of the group definitely took full advantages of the festivities and got their share of the catepillar cupcakes :)