Camping Trip II

Earlier this summer, we went camping with our great friends Brandon and Nycole. We went up into the Boise National Forrest along the Middle Fork of the Payette River. We found a great secluded campsite and stayed for two nights. It was such fun and created some good memories!


Of course it is mandatory while camping to enjoy lots of yummy food. We certainly ate like kings. We had pork chops, BBQ ribs, kabobs, corn on the cob, s'mores, stew, dutch oven cobbler, english muffin pizzas, sandwiches, pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, bagels, and more.

Brandon, KR and Nycole

cooking breakfast

Unfortunately, I wasn't thinking when I placed our deliciously marinated kabobs in large Ziploc bags and then into the top of our cooler when we left home. Needless to say, when we opened it that evening at the campsite, the sticks had punctured the bags and the marinade had seeped all throughout our cooler. For the rest of the trip, we had to wipe greasy oil off of all the food packages and drinks and everything in the cooler smelled like garlic, oil and vinegar. Not fun.

KR with his Hitler moustache

Jumping off into our fishing hole in the river...Burrrr!

One of the best parts of the camping trip was hiking a couple miles up to some hot springs. (KR and I had backpacked there before.) The hike was really nice and at the end we got to take a soak in our own personal hot tub in the middle of the river canyon! There was a hot spring in the middle of a creek which had been sectioned off with large rocks. You could let some river water in to cool it down a bit or let more hot water in to heat it up. It was the ultimate luxury nature has to offer! (at least on a camping trip!)

Nature's Hot Tub