So on Saturday morning we finished packing and set out. It's only a couple of hours away. We found our site, set up the large tent, and then went off exploring.
My "family" tent is a circa-1985 Eureka! cabin tent. It's heavy, is well constructed, and will probably last forever. It's only so-so if it rains. Compared to today's tents, it has very little coverage from the rain cover. You can stand up in it and it fits two people with cots/lounge chairs nicely. I have two lawn chairs that fold out flat. They work OK as a cot.
In just about 24 hours, we hiked down to the St. Croix River twice, went to the visitor's/nature center twice, had s'mores twice, and went to a story time/campfire program. Since it wasn't a drive-in camp site, we certainly went back-and-forth to the car more than twice! Here you'll see a picture of a near-perfect s'more. The marshmallow was wonderfully toasted by E. and the chocolate bar was already slightly soft. When all put together, I had to get a picture. Enjoy!
The second round of s'mores was as the story time program hosted by the park. They brought in an actor/story-teller who did an approximately hour-long program filled with history and stories as he acted the part of a lumber businessman in the St. Croix in the 1850's to 1890's. Mixing in some Paul Bunyan stories made it quite fun!
The weather was a bit cloudy until around 8 PM Saturday and then cleared up nicely. A mostly full moon, clear sky, and nearly the summer solstice, not to mention that it was Father's Day on Sunday.K. had a good time at her camp, but she definitely wants to be a part of our next trip!
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