Saturday, June 12, 2010

Camping in Hocking Hills

Memorial Day was awesome this year. We went camping with some friends and had a most camp-a-licious time!


Kamden & McKay both had plenty of sticks and bugs to occupy their time.
They actually did pretty good. Kamden asked to go to bed the 2nd night. Yes, he asked to go to bed. He was so tired.

As we went on different hikes each day I was seriously amazing at how beautiful everything was.
I kept thinking not only were the natural structures absolutely breathtaking but the people that FOUND these places and built the trails deserve a high-five for sure.
Ash Cave
(Yes, that is a very small water fall behind us.)

Mac~Bright and Cheery in the mornin'

Kam walking up a cool rock stairway
When we got home, I asked Kamden what his favorite part of camping was and he said,
"I burn my finger."

While Jeff was getting the fire going, after many warnings issued by a concerned mother, Kamden touched the metal part of the pit. Yes, it burned his finger and an itty bitty blister formed. I had him sit in his camp chair with his finger stuck in a bottle water, which he did for the rest of the night.

He would take sips of his water throughout the night and by the next morning while eating breakfast, the water level in the bottle was well out of reach. However, insisted on keeping his finger in the bottle.

His finger has heeled but the memory of the burn lives on. :)

"How long have you been here?"
"Many moons..." My angel babyCedar Falls Every hiker needs a good walking stick. Yeah, yeah, yeah, they're watching a movie while camping.
Don't judge me.

Upon returning home from camping we had some campfire smell that we couldn't get off for days but it was most definately worth it!

When can we go again?!

4 comments:

The Walker's said...

That looks so fun! We are going camping in a couple of weeks, I can't wait! It makes me more excited when I see pictures of other people camping. Poor Kamo and his burn :( I hate getting burned, it is the worst! And don't worry, we took our portable DVD player camping last year, and we plan to bring it again this year :)

Chapman Channel said...

So cute! Kamden makes me laugh--he is such a funny little guy! You guys did have fun--I'm so glad, and now you must tell me how to have a relaxing, delightful camping trip! I'm sure Aaron would be thrilled to take us--he LOVES camping.

becca said...

fun times... i can't believe how big mac looks now!

Courtney said...

Hi Lyndzi,

Looks like you had a great trip- such cute pictures! I thought you might be interested in participating in a contest the Hocking Hills Tourism Association is hosting, which offers the winner a full weekend getaway package for two in the Hocking Hills.

To enter the “I Love the Hocking Hills!” video contest, you enter a 30-60 second video via the Hocking Hills Tourism Association video submission site- where you share a video of why you love Hocking Hills.

Video contest rules are:

• Videos must be in front of a Hocking Hills landmark or attraction.
• The video must be no more than 60 seconds.
• All videos posted on the submission site will be kept on page.
• A panel of judges selected by the Hocking Hills Tourism Associatin will select the winning video.

The winner will receive a cottage for two for two nights provided by At Boulder's Edge Tipi & Cabin Retreat, dinner for two at The Brass Ring, lunch for two at Etta’s Lunchbox Museum and Café, tickets for two on the Hocking Hills Canopy Tour Zipline Adventure and a Fun Package for two at Hocking Valley Canoe Livery.

To submit your video sharing why you love Hocking Hills, visit http://www.1800hocking.com/videocontest.

Looking forward to your submission,

Courtney
Hocking Hills Tourism Association
courtney@1800hocking.com
http://twitter.com/MyHockingHills