Scott and I took the kids camping on Friday night at French Creek State Park. This was our first family camping attempt since Abby was 1 year old (that camping trip was...not stellar). In addition to being fairly close to home in case a hasty retreat was required, French Creek has a little bit of everything: hiking, biking, boating, fishing, playgrounds, and swimming. A key component of the success was that we invited the Sullivan family to join on this venture so both the adults and the children would have some friendly reinforcements.
Our plan was to arrive around lunchtime on Friday, spend the afternoon physically exhausting the kids so they would sleep, set up the campsite, have a campfire and eat s'mores, sleep like rocks, make a delicious outdoor breakfast, kayak, and return home. We pretty well stuck to the plan, with the addition of some more hiking and swimming on Saturday. Although the kids went to sleep later than normal, everyone actually slept and we had a lot of fun. The three days of continuous packing and unpacking were worth it!
Some other camping highlights:
- Absolutely perfect camping weather. No humidity, no excessive heat, and no rain.
- Super fun kayaking on a lake with gorgeous flowering waterlilies
- Wild blackberry pancakes for breakfast hot off the griddle
- Amazing fire-making ability from Mr. Sullivan (just like Bear Grylls using embers!)
- Super speedy and stealthy kayak to canoe boat transfer by Ben
- 5-Star camping accomodations
On the Water
Glassy Waters of Big Bass Lake
Happy Camper (literally)
At the Hike's Summit
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