Camping Camping

I love camping. Love it. Sadly I haven't done much of it this summer, but thanks to my brother Kevin we had an awesome family camping trip this last weekend. He and Marc decided it needed to happen and Kevin took it on, with the help of mom and aunt Tammy of course. They found a weekend that worked for everyone and at pretty much the last minute, it was decided that we would go camping out by Heise hot springs.

Friday I got off work early and headed to Jon and Louisa's. Jamee and I would be taking three of their kids and they would be coming with the other three in Jamee's car. There was a little misunderstanding that led to a late start, but the kids entertained themselves climbing in and around my car while we waited. 

Once we got loaded up we hit the road for our four hour drive. The kids did pretty well, with Talmage only asking if we were there yet three times. We had to make a stop in Idaho Falls for some last minute supplies. I was super fast getting everything, but then ended up in the longest line ever! We finally got back on the road and made it to camp. It was dark, but luckily everyone had been there for a couple days already and everything was already set up. Dinner was just getting done so we sat down to eat with everyone.

Saturday morning mom and I were in charge of breakfast.We had eggs, hash browns and bacon.

After breakfast we headed out to Ririe Reservoir. Sadly I didn't get any pictures. It was pretty windy and cold. Toward the end of the day the winds died down a bit and the sun tried to make an appearance so there were boat rides and exploits on the jet skis. A couple of the little kids ventured to jump in the water and Julie and I had the great idea that we should push Jamee in. It worked, but that meant we had to go in too. It was dang cold. Seriously. FREEZING. After warming up a bit, Jamee, Julie and I went to change into running clothes to run the 10+ miles back to camp.

It was a miserable run. We know I've been having troubles the last 4 months with running and it wasn't any better this time. I had eaten tacos about and hour before and we didn't bring any water. We decided that instead of running on the highway for a mile we would just run on a dirt farm road until it connected on the other side. It didn't connect like we thought it would so we decided to keep going through the farms. Oh my goodness. It was an adventure. I was slower than normal and SOOOO thirsty. We had to cross a few canals and a river. Luckily there were stellar "bridges" so we didn't have to ford the river.

We finally connected with the road and made a stop at Mountain River Ranch for a drink. Then we were back on the road for the last 3 miles. At mile 9 we called Kevin to come and get us. Shortly after that my dad pulled up  behind us. He had been worried and went out looking for us. Thankfully we were not kidnapped by a trucker, murdered and cut up into little pieces. Just lost in the middle of an alfalfa field. :) We made it back for the end of dinner and then pretty much laid around the rest of the night.

Sunday was full of rain so we stayed in the camper for most of the morning. I took a walk with my dad once it quit and later in the afternoon Jamee, Julie, Kevin, Marc, Dustyn and I headed down the road for a little hike. It was a fun little hike. Julie and Marc are two of the most ridiculous people I know and they made it very entertaining.

we all look pretty homeless

Dustyn may struggle with the duck face ...

but really, no one looks good doing the duck face

Monday morning we packed up and headed out. Mom and Julie convinced me to come home and hang out for a while. Kevin took us out to Warm Slough for a little more jet ski riding. The water there was no warmer than the reservoir, but we had a good time. It was a rough drive home for me and I stopped on Malad pass and took a nap. Overall it was a fantastic camping trip. I love my family!!