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One of the things that has always made me nervous about camping is the food, mostly because I'm such a picky eater. In my previous camping experience, I had little control over what we were eating.
But this time everyone on the camping trip was responsible for their own food. We did share what we brought, but I found it comforting to know I had things that I liked. But I shouldn't have been too worried, we ate really well.
I took asparagus and zucchini along with some olive oil and spices. I wrapped them in foil and stuck them in the fire. They came out roasted perfectly.
My camping companions had some pretty cool sandwich presses that we could use to cook over the fire. So we made pizza sandwiches, mine turned out perfectly.
Others not so much:
And what dinner in the woods would be complete without some wine — in a juicebox!
And finally my dinner was complete when I had the perfect s'more. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to recreate this.
And now that I know food is not something I have to worry about, I'm looking forward to going camping again, though next time I will remember my earplugs.
This is just one of several gorgeous views from my weekend camping. I still can't believe I live just an hour from this; this weekend reminded me I need to take advantage of that more often. Camping was a blast; we went hiking, played games and ate some good food. It was cooler in the mountains, and the weather was great except for a rain shower Saturday afternoon. Here's a quick recap in pictures (there's plenty more on Facebook):
My tent for the weekend, courtesy of Katherine (very roomy and it kept our stuff dry!).
Our first hike was to this waterfall. It was gorgeous, and even though the return hike was steep, it was worth it.
I enjoyed getting to meet some new friends this weekend, all thanks to Andrea, who always seems to be connecting people.
We saw lots of deer, on our hikes, the drive and at the campsite.
The highlight of our wildlife sightings was watching this mama bear with her cubs. We stayed there for 15 or 20 minutes taking photos and just watching the interaction between the mama and her cubs. I was also very glad we saw them at a place pretty far from our campsite. Of course later we had a skunk visit us when we were sitting around the fire. It didn't spray, but we ran pretty quick.
After seeing the bears, we hiked up to this point. It was a bit hazy, but it was one of the most beautiful views. I am still in awe that I get to live in this place!
* My herb garden is doing very well. Of course it has nothing to do with my green thumb, it's thanks to all the rain we've had here. The basil and parsley have served me well in several recipes.
* When my mom gave me my food processor several Christmases ago, it sat in its box in a cabinet for a year. Even then I used it for one recipe very rarely, and I almost gave it away when I moved last summer. But now I honestly don't know what I'd do without it. There's no way I would have shredded all that zucchini by hand.
* My only motivation to go to the gym in the last two weeks was when I didn't have power and wanted to blow-dry my hair.
* I am going camping this weekend. It has been several years since I've been camping; it's possible that the last time was when I went backpacking in Colorado for six days after graduating from high school. I'm thinking the fact we can drive to the campsite will make it a little less intense. But I keep having nightmares about waking up with cold feet, so I have now packed more socks than I wear in a week during winter. Seriously though, we are going to a beautiful place, and I'm looking forward to being outside and enjoying the hang-out time with friends.
* I went to Target to pick up a few things for the trip (and because I rarely drive out there and was having withdrawals). It was totally worth it too because they had retractable marshmallow sticks in the dollar section. But anyway, the point of the trip was to buy sunscreen and bug spray. I found the bug spray easy enough, but the sunscreen was a different situation. I have a specific brand and type of sunscreen I always buy, and I found it in the display but the only spf they had was 80 and 100. Maybe they really have improved sunscreen so much that they can have these high spf numbers, but I am a skeptic (and so is WebMD). I think it is a marketing ploy, and it probably makes people more confident that they can go longer without reapplying sunscreen. My mom is probably dying that I am writing this, but I just couldn't be convinced to spend $8.99 on this marketing scheme. But after much searching, I found my spf 30 (and I promise to reapply, mom).
* I listened to a sermon recently where the pastor said, "Rest does not come in understanding." What a great truth. So often I believe that if God will clearly explain things to me, then I will find peace in my current situation. But I know I would be like a kid, asking "why" to every answer I got and never actually find peace, and I would also miss out on the way God is preparing me for what's ahead. But the point of the sermon is that God Himself is all we need to find rest and peace no matter what. Just something I've been thinking through the last couple of weeks.
Apologies for the random post, but it's all I've got today. Have a great weekend!
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