Camping

I'm very lucky to live in a place where I can go camping during the summer.  I am even more lucky to be married to a man who is a much better photographer than I am, technically speaking. No way could I even capture an image like this - campfire, glowing tents, silhouetted trees, and yes - STARS.  Just click on the first image to see it larger.  The stars show up better.

Here is one of the lakes we hiked to.  The kiddos did great and it was a pleasant temperature.  The mosquitos loved it too.  This time the repellent only kept them 3 inches from our face - don't breath too deeply in swarms like that! But it was gorgeous.  We were there only a week before and it looked like this. That kind of melting explains why the reservoir we live near is still filled to capacity.

 And I love this photo with the moon in it.  That is why the sky was so light in the first image and even some bright light on the trunks of trees. But the first photo takes the cake!

Hiking

Tyler wanted to get out of the house and so we went for a hike, in the snow, again.  After we drove to Burrr Lake and got milk shakes.  Then we drove to T grove to see if the snow had melted.  It had.

If you decide to go hiking here (hopefully the snow will be gone next week), bring mosquito repellent.  They are in swarms here even with snow still on the ground.  It was disgusting.  But if you ran fast enough you could almost enjoy the view.