This year Glen has been sooooo busy with work. Can't complain, because work is hard to come by and yet he is busier than ever. But it means not a lot of down time.
Needless to say when he DOES get time off work we like to make the most of it. Memorial Day is a big deal holiday here because it is the unofficial start of summer. For most schools it is the last week of school until the new school year starts in August/ September. It's a happy weekend!! A LOT of people go away, and traditionally it is a big camping weekend. Late in April, we decided that we wanted to go camping with some friends.
Most people book their Memorial Day camping adventures well in advance. Some a full year if they have a favorite spot. So when we called places we were mostly laughed at and told they were all booked up. In the end Jen found a place on Folsom Lake. I wasn't too excited about the place, because what I know of Folsom Lake is the busy lake in the midst of big suburbs. But WOW!!
The campground was called Peninsula Campground in the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. It was on the northern side of the lake... directly opposite from any of the parts of the lake I'd ever been to. Totally out of the way, quiet, undeveloped. What a treat!
We went with another family of close friends and there were 4 adults and 4 kiddos. We had such a great time and definitely will return to that campground again. Such a great discovery. And although we worried it would be crowded with newly graduated hooligans, we were so pleasantly surprised at the wonderful atmosphere and family-friendly fellow campers!
Setting up camp:
Sunset over the lake:
Mia, Hannah, Oliver and Tanner enjoy making s'mores:
A beautiful trail:
Fun in the water:
All the ingredients for fun: Beautiful weather, beautiful surroundings, beautiful friendships.
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