I swear that I told you about camping with my sister and her husband on Lake Cushman last year, but a detailed search of the blog files reveals that to not be true.
Oops. Sorry. Know this: last year, Haze and I camped with Ailey and Ritchie at Lake Cushman on the Olympic Peninsula. It was cold but fun. Barkernews stayed home since he was on call. That's about the extent of it.
This year, we gathered up some more of the clan: Nate, Marissa, and Baby Eli. Marissa was a never-ever. You guys, she had NEVER EVER been camping before.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
It was time to pop her camping cherry.
And so we did. Unfortunately, the campground was loud and crowded and Eli cried a lot at night and my brother made her sleep on an itty bitty thermarest. But she was a trooper and (mostly) smiled and claimed she had a good time.
I know we did. We rode bikes, trail ran, swam in a lake that was down 15 feet and took very few pictures, some of which are below. It was a great weekend.
That said, we are never going back to that campground. It's not very peaceful (which is an understated way of saying IT SUCKED) and the price was not right. Next time? We'll congregate somewhere even prettier, but with less people and more space. Because if Eli cries again at night? I plan to be 5 campsites away. (KIDDING, Nate and Marissa! KIDDING! Well, sort of.)
Fascinating fact: It was the fourth weekend in a row I slept in a tent with my besties. My tent is awesome. Sleeping on the ground when you have the Luxury Basecamp Double Thermarest? Even more awesome.
