Last weekend Sam and I and the kiddos met with our good friends Erin and Jon and their daughter Zoe, and went camping at Steamboat Rock in Eastern Washington. We had such a blast! We were really crazy and decided to camp in the Primitive Area, which was about a mile hike in the sand and through the lake from the entrance to the park. I know, it sounds nuts, but for me, my idea of camping isn’t some campground next to 30 other families in their RV’s. I want to cook all my food over an open fire. I want to sleep under the stars to the sounds of crickets and frogs. I want to pee in the woods!!!!
The weather was great- about 90 the whole time, which was perfect for swimming in the lake. The kids played and played and played…they were SO DIRTY when we got home! I was really diligent about the sunscreen with them….not so much with myself. I got a really good burn, but on the bright side, it’s now turning into a GREAT tan!
I would totally recommend this site to anyone who likes primitive camping. It is SO beautiful and SO peaceful!
I got to do some fun landscape and nature shots…I haven’t had time to do some of those in a while!
This place at sunset was just BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
Jon wandered off and found a cool lookout point to relax on:
There were all kinds of fun flowers and reeds to shoot, too:
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Day 2 of camping was a whole lot of relaxing in the sun. Erin and Jon brought a hammock…there were LOTS of fights over who got to sit in it.
Erin and her daughter, Zoe, just chillaxin:
And of course, when we weren’t being lazy, we were swimming in the lake!
The kids stayed permanently dirty most of the time:
Asa was totally worn out by the end of day 2. He got more bug bites than anyone else combined- and then the ones on his face swelled. You can see how his left eye and the left side of his lip are totally swollen. Poor baby, he didn’t even complain. What a trooper!!!
Dirty, goofball children:
Doesn’t Zoe have the most beautiful eyes????
Asa picked some flowers for me:
I wonder how long it will be before I get ALL of the sand completely cleared from my car……Oh well- totally worth it!
Next camping trip I am seriously considering just camping out of the car
Less peaceful, but seriously easier than hiking through the 100 degree heat and the sand and the cactus!
awww, your poor little boy! i sympathize with him. same thing happens to me when i get bug bites. as always, gorgeous pics!