Monday, April 13, 2009

Adventures in the Tent Trailer part 1

Rob was intent on going...good weather or not. The last several weekends, the weather had deterred his efforts to embark on a camping adventure. We decided to go to "the Swell" even though the forecast that morning called for rain mixed with snow across the entire state.  It was raining by the time we made it to Spanish Fork, at Soldier Summit it was snowing.  Floyd was having a great old time in the back seat, reading books and dancing to mom and dad's music.  He held it together for 4 hours while mom and dad "calmly" looked for a campsite in Buckhorn Wash despite the fact that every Billybob Joe, their family and all there ATV's had staked out every conceivable spot.
We let Floyd out for a breather while we checked out the our options. We set out towards BLM land. We finally found a spot overlooking the wash, far away from the ATV traffic. As we pulled into the spot it started to snow. Rob set up camp, Porter escaped the truck, and FLoyd and I waited in the truck.
Despite all the mud, and the dog being soaking wet. The tent was toasty warm. We played a few games of Yahtzee then, when the rain stopped we went out side to throw some rocks and play in the dirt.
This was our view. 
Obligatory self-timer family photo.
Floyd loving the tent. Hogging the bed, and sleeping better that both Rob and I. The furnace kept us warm all night long.  We had a super breakfast of bacon, eggs, and hashbrowns.

Then we packed up and headed out to explore the "Little Grand Canyon."


All in all it was a successful trip. Floyd had a great time, and Rob was a proud father. The only drama happened when Rob got the trailer stuck in the mud...in our backyard.





4 comments:

stephgardner said...

That looks pretty fun! I like the idea of the heater...

MZB said...

The first of many adventurers I am sure..

MZ said...

We used to go when I was young with four kids in the same tent trailer. We went for two weeks. I remember my Mom crying.

The Clark said...

you guys are a cool family