On our way home from visiting with family, we met a friend and her two children at the Idaho Panhandle forest to camp on property owned by her family. It is a very beautiful area. I ended up seeing more of the mountains than I wanted to by getting lost. We drove on roads that made the road to Sawtelle Peak look like Disneyland (that comment is for my family who know about Sawtelle Peak). It seemed we were at the top of the world on very scary dirt roads with nothing but air and trees between us and the cliffs. Twice I had to get out of the car to drag trees out of the road. We hit plenty of big rocks that scraped the bottom of my car. The potholes were big enough to swallow my car. The road was meant for snowmobiles and four-wheeled drive vehicles...not a single mom with two children in a very old, very low to the ground Toyota. Oh well. We love adventures. The detour was worth it because we did see a moose, enjoyed the gorgeous views, and smelled the beautiful Syringas that covered the sides of the mountains. I now know why Syringas are Idaho's state flower.
The girls loved playing in the creek. It was cold, but very refreshing. Rachel said her favorite part of camping was taking our friend's dog for walks. She wants a dog.
The girls had a lot of fun exploring. Erin Joy says her favorite part was looking at the frog in the creek and roasting marshmallows over the fire.
2 comments:
wow! sounds like you had a lot of fun. it was great seeing you!
Sounds like an exciting trip! You will have to fill us on all of your adventures when we get out there!
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