The kids wanted to go camping again on Memorial Day weekend, but we didn't get anything reserved. We decided on Friday that we would drive within 30 minutes of our house and see if we could find a camping spot. Mammy was pretty skeptical and so was I that we would actually find something.
Well, who would have guessed that 10 minutes from our house in the middle of Ogden is camping at Fort Buenaventura. The campsites are really nice and there are so many trees it seemed like we really were camping in the canyon. The best part was we found a spot and only about 5 others camped nearby (I'm guessing the thoughts of West Ogden scare most people off).
We had fires and dutch oven and played games and hiked along the river and fished at the pond and explored the fort and still drove home for church and anything else we needed.
It was really convenient to be so close yet seem so far away. The camping area was really nice with concrete all around the firepit and table, and yet there was plenty of dirt for Tyler and a nice big area to play in.
The rain did stop during the weekend, but it was still pretty chilly. Jackets were still required.
Megan just loves the nice bed.
On Monday we rented canoes at the pond nearby. Cade and Jacob had slept over in the motorhome on Sunday night and they were all biting at the bit to hit the water.
Preparing the canoes for launch. Jacob was our captain and kept the cannons full.
The mighty paddlers.
We had such a great time that I think we may just try camping in the middle of the city again. It was a fun way to spend a weekend.
1 comment:
Brave you for taking your camera on the boat! I'd feared being tipped over or it falling in. Sunday night was truly so much fun!! Thanks for the volleyball game and yummy s'mores!!
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