home again

i'm home from my camping trip. it ended up being me, sam and hannah. hannah has only been camping a few times... even she had a good time. Sam and i often go by ourselves, so he is a pro ;)

we got a late start on thursday, so we ended up getting there after dark. as we headed north from here the temperature started dropped dramatically. by the time we were 20 miles from our destination it was about 40 degrees. Thats when sam informed me he only brought shorts :|

we took a detour and found a shop with sweatpants and sweat shirts... only $6 each (deep discount end of the season sale) i bought him a set.. shirt and pants, and decided the price was so great that i couldn't pass it up and i bought me a set and hannah a set too. then we were on our way again.


we got to the camp at about 10:30pm... pitch black. the camp ranger had gone home for the night and there was NOBODY in sight. only a sign telling us to leave our name and payment and slip the envelope in the door.

we then drove around the park road searching for a campsite in total darkness. we heard the lake, and hannah found a small clearing. it wasn't far from the bath house so we decided to set up there.

hannah was surprised at how fast we got the tent up.. especially with only the headlights from the car. we were all ffffrrrrreeezing. so we put on our new sweats..after we all got into our new sweats.. we realized they looked like prison issued clothing.. :| we then climbed into sleeping bags.. and went to sleep by the sound of the lake waves hitting the shore.

in the morning i woke up early.. the sky was turning pink and the sun was going to rise soon.. and the moon was setting .. it was a beautiful full moon.

i took a couple of shots.. i haven't looked thru them all, but here is one of the moon setting on our first morning.

it was so peaceful and quiet.. and cold.. i crawled back into my sleeping bag and we slept for several more hours. waking later to the sound of some canadian geese honking as they swam in the lake.

we cooked over the campfire.. biscuits, hamburgers, baked potatoes, baked apples, corn, hotdogs, roasted veggies, even cinnamon rolls ;)... i'm pretty creative when it comes to cooking over the campfire.

we hiked a little... the days warmed up nicely, but in the evenings it cooled to the lower 30s again. actually once i figured out that i actually could put every single item of clothing i brought with me.. on at the same time.. i was warm at night :)

on the second day we took a short drive to a light house, and on the third day we had to pack up and come home. i had a music thing this morning that i had to be back for.



this is a sunset from the 2nd day.... i know there is some glare, but just wanted you to see.

i love camping.

tomorrow i'll be in the recording studio all day, it might end up being a very long session. i just got an email telling me there are 3 more pieces that we haven't even seen yet.

i'm going to take pictures in the studio so you can see the inside of the recording booth.

now.. i have a mountain of laundry to do from camping..