We set off for Carter Lake, a Larimer County recreation area, around
1:30 pm on Friday. We did so after a busy morning at preschool (Cory's
first day in the classroom as a "parent helper"--kind of a big deal!).
We got to our campground around 2:30 or 3 pm and it was gorgeous. We
lucked out, it was a lovely day and a lovely site.
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| My manly man messing around with the manly hitch work |
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| The view of our site |
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| The two loungers--just waiting on us to set stuff up |
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| Having a snack, shirtless |
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| The girls' bunks |
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| Dining table converted to our bed |
On Friday night, we enjoyed the world's largest marshmallows. I think
they're called "Campfire Roasters," and they are about the size of
Ruby's head. They are almost as delicious as regular marshmallows, only
Cory and I discovered a glitch with the Campfire Roasters straight off:
Even with the perfect amount of roasting, and proper proximity to the
coals, one thing remained the same--undercooked marshmallow center.
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| Marshmallow roasting on Friday night |
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| Enjoying the roasting, but not the smoke (thus the sunglasses!) |
On Friday night it rained and rained. We woke up to a chilly morning.
Fortunately, Cory made us all a delicious breakfast on the grill. When the sun peeked out, we were able to sneak a few trips around--down to the lake
and on a short walk around the campground.
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| Breakfast in the morning indoors |
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| Grumpy face! |
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| On our walk down to the beach... it was chilly! |
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| Brrrrr! |
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| Dad and his girls |
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| We sought refuge in the camper after our brisk walk--and the kids curled up in the upper bunk to watch a movie |
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| Cory and I played cribbage |
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| Scout and I took a walk out on the pier |
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| Another walk on the beach |
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| A walk on a little hiking path around the campground |
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| The view from our trail |
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| After the rain came a rainbow |
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| This is my girl |
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| The fire builder |
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| Here's us doing the dishes on Sunday morning--Scout took this picture |
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| Leading us through the brush by the lake |
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| Follow the leader |
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| Sunday morning's weather was just gorgeous |
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| Such a cute photo! |
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Just the two of them
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| Throwing rocks together |
We returned home around 12:30 pm today, and I think everyone was pretty beat. Cory and I worked hard to quickly clean out the camper and get stuff organized. After we dropped the camper off at the storage place, we picked up a Papa Murphy's pizza and instituted a movie night. This camping stuff sure is fun, I'm wiped out! Off we go again in three weeks--next time we'll have the additional companion of our Beamer.
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