Well, here's the long overdue pictures from our camping trip Memorial Day weekend with Patrick, Kayla and their boys, Nathan and William. Unfortunately, I misplaced my camera until the last evening we were there. (At least I took a few pictures!!)
We spent a few days at a campground not 5 miles from where we live called Springy Point. We thought that would be a good place to start for the year. Close by in case we forgot anything. Ha ha... we made probably three trips back the first evening. And at least went back for a shower once a day. It was great! Definitely an awesome advantage of living in the middle of the mountains.
The campground is right next to the lake where they are fishing in a little cove of Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced Lake Pond Oray). If you notice all the mud, it's because they hadn't completely let out all the dams yet to control flooding from all the snow melt off, so it's actually part of the lake bed. Now the shore is up quite a ways further.
We all had a great time. There was a little paved road that wound it's way through the campsites. It was perfect for walks with strollers and all the HOURS of bike riding the boys wanted to do. There was also a place to go swimming... if you like swimming in glacier water! The boys didn't seem to mind. I think I'll wait till it warms up a bit. I was told around late July or August. All in all, very relaxing.
I wish I would have taken pictures of my ducks there. :) I think that was one of my favorite moments. Especially when I got to feed them with Charlie who was able to visit with his parents and sister of course Sunday afternoon. We fed them Cheerios.
We also had the privilege of observing a pair of eagles that had nested in the area. While we were down by the lake, they would swoop over us. Back and forth. They are huge! I know why people associate them with being "majestic". It's because they are. They are king and queen of their territory. When they peer down at you from a tree branch with those intense eyes, it's as if they are observing you as a monarch would a commoner who appeared in their castle. (It's not quite the same when they're in a zoo.) It was absolutely breathtaking to watch them in the wild.
I've also had an eagle swoop over my car a few times while crossing the Long Bridge into Sandpoint. Might be one of the same pair. One time he/she came so close, about 15 feet, to my car that I could clearly see the huge trout still writhing in it's grasp. It was a National Geographic moment. It was nearing a sunset. The sun was glistening off of the fish and the eagle's wings were spread wide. OH! That's the other thing. When they fly, the sound of their wings is like something out of Jurassic Park. Wooomp! Wooomp! Not a whhooosh. Definitely a Wooomp!
At the end of the trip, the boys declared that they LOVED camping! In fact, they had no desire to go home. I think part of it was, that we didn't make them eat anything they didn't like, they got to get dirty and it was okay, and they could run and play to their hearts content. Oh yeah, they thought the tent was cool too. I have a feeling this is the first of MANY, MANY camping trips with all my boys.
Our next trip is going to be the weekend of the Fourth of July. We have some relatives coming up to camp as well. I'm so excited. I requested those days off, so please pray I get them. At least the next campground isn't too far away either. It's only about 30 minutes.
Now I'm going to finish my Junior Mints that Jacob brought me then get ready to work. I get to work from 3pm till probably 1-2 a.m.
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