Mountain Clams

The camping trip that wasn't

Shortly before Labor Day weekend, we decided we would like to go camping. We haven't actually gone camping apart from IFGS games... ever, I think. We know of some land north of Drake that we can use (being part owners and all). So Friday night, I got the sleeping bags out to air out a bit, and got a few other things ready. On Saturday, it was a bit rainy, so I loaded up the back seat of the truck with our gear from the garage - sleeping bags, tent, propane stove, blankets, clothes, pillows (can't forget pillows), hiking boots, chainsaw, etc.

Then we got a call from a guy who was going to meet us up there. Apparently, it had been raining all night and didn't look to be letting up any time soon. My wife and I talked about it a bit, and decided that we just wouldn't camp. So I took the tents, sleeping bags, etc., OUT of the truck and put them on the porch. Now we have just a few things for the day - some water, the chainsaw, a change of clothes just in case, etc. I loaded in some stuff for the day trip and put a cooler in the kitchen so we could put in something for lunch/dinner for later. I filled a thermos with hot water and got some hot chocolate mix ready.

Then we talked about it some more and decided that since our friend was going to try to go up on Sunday instead, that we would try to go up on Sunday instead as well. So I unloaded the stuff I put in the truck for the day trip and, rather than leave everything on the porch, I put everything back in the garage or wherever it came from.

On Sunday, for whatever reason, we just didn't go anywhere. Ditto for Monday. It was a bit frustrating, and now the weather is unlikely to cooperate much with camping-oriented plans. We'll have to try again next year.

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posted by Brett @ 9:04 PM