June 16-18, 2011
Heron Lake Camping Trip
Arthur was asked to be the Astronomy Merit Badge Counselor for Scout Camp. He told them that that weekend was one of two we'd blocked out to take our family camping. So they said, "Well, bring the family along!" And we did. And had a pretty good time. I'd never been to Heron Lake, so I really enjoyed camping at a new place. The kids loved walking out to the lake from our campsite and playing in the mud or trying to skip rocks. And I am proud to say that for the first time in my life, I skipped rocks. I've never been able to do it, but Arthur gave me some pointers and I got pretty good. My top "score" was six skips! I skipped so many rocks that my arm was sore for two days after we got home. Hayden was out there trying to skip rocks too, and after one of his best "skips" said, "Whoa! Mom! That was like 2 dozen thousand points!"
Anyway, here are the pictures of our Heron Lake Camping Trip:
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Not long after we got there, Sydney looked like this.
And that's just what happens when you go camping with a 1 year old. |
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| The streak continues--Arthur has never caught a fish in New Mexico. |
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| S'mores |
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| Our view from our campsite--(sigh) |
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| Hike to the river |
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| On the suspension bridge--Hayden was a little wary of it. |
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| Rio Chama |
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| There's always plenty of fun to be had when mud is involved. |
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| Brazos Cliffs |
Borrowing the Scouts' rowboat
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| skipping rocks . . . |
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| . . . and more rocks . . . |
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. . . and even more rocks. Arthur was amazing--
he could get his rocks to skip more than 10 times! |
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Hayden's shoe got so stuck in the mud that his
foot popped out of his shoe when we tried to get him out. |
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Just hangin' out at camp
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| waiting for breakfast |
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| Sunset on Heron Lake--taken by Daphne |
