A few weeks ago, the weather was gorgeous and promising, so I randomly decided I wanted to go backpacking for Mother's Day. As the day drew nearer, the lows dropped to freezing at night and thunderstorms were promised for the weekend and I started regretting my decision and questioning my sanity. But we got so lucky with the weather and the location and everything.
We went to Afton State Park, just about 30 minutes east of here. There's a "backpacking" campground about 1 mile from the parking lot. So it wasn't exactly hardcore backpacking. But it was perfect for us. The sites are super far apart and quiet. There is all-you-can-saw firewood, and supposed to be a water pump. The water pump was broken, so it was a 3/4 mile hike down to the next available, and no nearby water to filter ourselves. And the 3/4 mile hike was steep on the way back up, especially carrying water. So that part was hardcore at least :)
We came up with a few wish list items for next time, and the desire to go again for longer than just one night, so definitely a success! The kids are so capable and really love being outdoors. They did the hike for water by themselves twice, put up tents, sawed us some firewood, cooked dinner and generally had a blast.
What a glorious Mother's Day!!!
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