Quick Camping is Better Than No Camping

In the spirit of trying to make time for fun, Devin and I decided it was time to go camping. Devin has gone camping with the scouts several times this summer, but this weekend it was my turn. We didn't have a lot of time so we went up to Hope Campground, which is very close to Squaw Peak. We are so grateful to live less than 30 minutes away from so many great places to go camping. It is amazing that after only 30 minutes of driving you don't even feel like you are in the city anymore it is great.

So we made some fantastic tinfoil dinners, packed our camping stuff and headed up the canyon as soon as Devin got home from work. We found a nice quite camping spot....until the group of 15+ guys showed up. But they ended up being the quite group compared to the 4 adults and their dog. How is it possible that 4 adults can be ten times as noise as 15 guys showing off their manhood in the woods?

Needless to say, we had a great time. Devin and Mahon had fun reliving their childhood by chopping up some nearby trees. We enjoyed a great campfire. We ate really good food. Let me tell you I felt pretty good showing the Baldwin boys a trick or two when it comes to making really good tinfoil dinners. Devin and Mahon had fun climbing on the big rock in our campground. We had fun sleeping in my really cool tent. And I finally got to watch the sunset at Squaw Peak with a REALLY cute boy, but don't worry, Mahon was their to chaperone.

There were only a few "sad" parts to our camping fun. As with all experiences in life there are lessons to learn so that things might go even better next time.
1. Don't forget the camping chairs.
2. Don't forget the marshmallows.
3. Don't forget the hand-wipe things for quick clean up.
4. Before going camping again we need to get a double air mattress or pad, two singles just doesn't work as well.
5. Try to have a little more time. We left at 6pm Friday night and we had to be back in Orem by 9am. It would have been more fun if we didn't have to wake up, pack up, and get down the mountain as fast as we could Saturday morning.

Anyway, that is our camping adventure. Anyone who wants to go camping please give us a call. We would like to go more often. We are thinking that UEA break might be a fun time to do some more extensive camping. Though Labor Day weekend might be fun too. We are also trying to expand our horizons to different places to go camping. So if anyone has any suggestions for favorite camping spots, please share.