California camping always proves to be a challenge when it comes to choosing a 'perfect' campground, especially if you have not booked in advance. With so many people trying to make last minute arrangements (us included) we always have to do a bit of research before we hit the road.
Our first thought -beach camping turned out to be a fail. Perhaps next year we book online for that venture. (I've heard you have to book at least a year in advance for some sites - crazy).
So after packing for the beach and just leaving too late to assure a walk in site... we turned the car around and headed for the mountains...
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| Camping July, 2013 |
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| Jace rocking his pink car seat... lol |
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| Noah |
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| Kaia |
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| Amber's selfie |
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| So many trees burned down after the fires last year... sad to see half the forest gone :( |
It took us about 40 minutes to climb that steep curvy canyon road... only to have to come back down for gas and supplies. I think next time we plan ahead in more ways than one lol!
Our campsite...
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| The view was amazing!! |
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| Even in Cali my Uggs are a must!! |
After we set up, the kids rode their Razors around the site collecting giant pine cones for our fire... When I say giant, I don't mean our small Canadian version of the pine cone... I mean GIANT California pine cones on steroids. These things were the size of my head!!
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| Giant Pine Cones |
It was such a beautiful spot. The kids loved the rock climbing the most... these huge boulders were everywhere!
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| Rock climbing... |
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| Say cheese!! |
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| More rock climbing! |
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| Site seeing :) |
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| ...and more rock climbing :) |
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| Jace and Daddy |
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| Too cute! |
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| Washing hands... a very important part of camping ;) |
Next up is my favourite part... the campfire!
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| Jace |
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| Noah |
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| Amber and Kaia |
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| Some extra seating from the car... lol |
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| More cuteness! |
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| The fire! |
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| Me under an almost full moon |
Poor little dude (aka Jace) did not make it down the mountain without his breakfast coming up... good thing Daddy was there to clean him up. We all know how well I do with that :(
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| Ranz and I |
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| Jace looking very green from all the turns along the way :( |
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| Poor little sick dude :( |
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| Jace feeling much better and giving the thumbs up after a bumby ride down :) |
It was great to get away with the kids... I love camping! Funny thing is, we always say we should come back to the same spots. But really with this big planet we live on, isn't it more fun to see what else is out there... something new?!
Stay tuned for our next trip... perhaps next time we will have more luck with beach camping!!
ok when did Jace learn to wink?! Looks so beautiful...next time I plan to run away I am going to see you for sure!!!
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