Weekend Outing 2/28/09

We went out this weekend and braved the weather.
Matthew had just returned from the scout shop and was excited (he got his
'Arrow of Light' just last weekend. He starts his first Boy Scout meet tonight).
I had Everything ready to go and wasn't doing anything else, so we drove
Out to Bankhead, took Katie along too. The trailhead (Borden Creek) was really muddy.
There Was a scout troop there that laid claim to all the sites near the trailhead.
We took A short walk down the trail without the packs.
We almost didn't camp at all when I remember a small 'Car-camping' area.
So we drove out there and setup. There were two other campers there.
We stayed warm ok, I barely slept at all.

And mostly listed to my ipod (podcasts) - was glad I brought it.
Before we struck camp:
We went on a hike on some wilderness trails. By the time we
Got the tent setup, things moved quick and before long it was dark and we were tired.
I did a reading from the gospel according to Tolkein – The Hobbit.
Afterwards, Matthew asked what time it was, I told him 8pm, he thought it to be closer to midnight.
The snow started abou 4am.
The snow was pretty. It'll be a memorable experience for the kids.
Check out the Pix:
http://picasaweb.google.com/timothyegg/OneNighterCarCampAndPhotoOp?feat=directlink

That morning we just shoved everything in the back of the Yukon a took off.
I still have to unpack. I'm off work today.
Sorta cool (or not) to see all the Natl. Headlines about the snow in
Bama and know We camped out in it.