Over the weekend, we went camping with some wonderful friends, and due to their wonderful-ness, we had a great time. The conditions were slightly less than ideal, however.
Yes, we were car camping, but we weren’t exactly in for THIS kind of car camping. CAR being the operative word, as we were essentially in a parking lot. We knew we wanted to go somewhere down on the Columbia, and when we started looking for places on the internets, everywhere was booked. When we found a place with ONE SPACE LEFT, we immediately snatched it up and hoped for the best.
Not only was it in a parking lot, it was also in a wind tunnel. Yes, we did notice all the windsurfers and wind farms on the way in, but you know, we weren’t exactly prepared to be camping in such harsh conditions. You couldn’t set a beer down (or an O’Douls, as the case may be) with out it blowing over. You had to hold onto your plate with one hand while you were eating, or it would blow away, too. It was nuts!
So, please enjoy a few scenes from the weekend, even though this is not as glowing of a report as I would have liked it to be. We all still had a great time, of course, because it was the excellent company that mattered the most. Plus it was good and HOT.
The peace and solitude…
Nature!
We are recent converts to the camping air mattress. I’ve always been perfectly fine with my Thermarest, secretly scoffing at others and their “Dream Beds”. But after last weekend, waking up with a mysteriously flat Thermarest and a wet sleeping bag, we finally broke down and got our own. DUDE. I can’t wait to go camping again! It was SO COZY!
No one has to wait for coffee with THREE Freedom Presses!
A good time was had by all. At least there was good people watching!
Ugh! Did you have train tracks nearby? It seems like most of the campgrounds along the Columbia are sandwiched between the river and the railroad tracks – lol
Cheers,
Roy
Oh wow…where were you at? I’d like to know so I don’t mistakenly camp there at some point!
Sigh! Despite the parking lot grossness, I wish I could have been there. Too funny! hliv
Roy Scribner: Ahh yes. I forgot to mention the railroad tracks. I dodn’t mind those so much. I grew up next to some railroad tracks, though, so to me they’re kind of soothing.
Brooke: Maryhill State Park. They actually had some rlaly awesome places right on the river with a few more trees, but those were only RV spaces.
hliv: I wish you could have been there, too!