Camping (Hobble Creek Canyon)

Back in the middle of June we went camping with our friends the Randalls! Our Oldsmobile made it all the way up to Hobble Creek Canyon. It's the first time James and I have been camping together since we got married. So fun! But the only tent we have is James' little two-man tent (AKA one-man cave) which made things a little cramped...or cozy, if you look at it that way. Our sleeping bag was seriously bigger than the tent.

Matt and Angelique brought their hammock. James has one too, but sadly it was stuffed away in our closet amidst boxes. We have a few boxes we've never opened at Wymount. In August we'll have to do some last minute camping.

  

Matt the Elusive

 

Everyone got a turn on the hammock...Even the feet of James.

James brought his rifle and Matt also brought a BB gun. We didn't have ear protection so the boys put wadded up wet toilet paper in their ears. Gross.  They shot James' gun a couple times and then used up all of Matt's BBs trying to shoot some previous camper's soda can off a branch. It was fun to watch them.

For dinner we ate yummy Mountainhouse dinners and the Randalls had tinfoil dinners. Then the S'mores! Mmm. S'Moores. We had fun around the campfire. We played "Never Have I Ever," which is not really the best game to play when spouses are involved. We also  watched Matt pick up bugs with the fire tongs and put them into the fire. I guess he doesn't like bugs or something. (Not complaining.)

 

James splitting some wood while sitting.

  

A very handsome fellow.

 

I think this lens is most hilarious.

James also did some fun star photography at night. You can already see SO MANY stars out there in the middle of nowhere... It's just amazing what a camera can see with a long exposure.

The next morning we had to get out of there pretty early since Matt had work. For breakfast we ate some delicious dense granola bars I had made. I was very proud of them. They would've been better with chocolate chips though. Oh well.

On the way home we stopped at a few yard sales but we found nothing good until we passed a family on the side of the road selling huge bags of cherries for cheap! That was a nice morning.