As we looked at our calendar, our weekends are pretty much taken by other things.... softball, scout camp, girls camp, etc. We decided if we were going to take the kids camping, 
this would be the only weekend that we would have. As the weekend grew closer, so did the clouds. We decided that we would wait and see if it was going to rain. (nothing like being in a tent and having lightning and rain all around you.) As Mike arrived home from work, so did the dark clouds. We decided that maybe we could go for a cook out and bag sleeping in the wilderness. As we loaded up the van, the clouds began crying a little. We decided to go up Middle Canyon in Tooele. It seemed clear in Tooele and we thought maybe we could beat it. As we arrived in Tooele so did the rain. We kept going and decided we would give it a shot. We found a camp ground and began building our fire. The kids were sitting around the fire when it began lightning and thundering. I sent the kids to sit in the car and then the rain came. The trees were a great protection but not enough. So we got an umbrella and held it over the fire to keep it protected from the rain. After 10 minutes of the rain only picking up the pace, we decided that our cook out would have to wait. So we loaded up the chairs and packed everything in the van and headed home. We picked up pizza to eat instead of hot dogs and hamburgers. We pitched our tent on the wet grass and let the kids sleep out on the lawn. We decided on Saturday we would try it again. We decided to go up South Willow Canyon to find a spot. Everything was taken so we ended up at the Stake Center where there was a fire pit. We began building our fire. We had a hard time catching the wood on fire. The wood we begin to burn,
but then it would slowly go out. We spent an hour on the fire and then gave up and went home and cooked our hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill. If anything, we got really smokey. We smelled like we went for a cook out, but got the great taste of the grill. So much for camping in the great out doors!
this would be the only weekend that we would have. As the weekend grew closer, so did the clouds. We decided that we would wait and see if it was going to rain. (nothing like being in a tent and having lightning and rain all around you.) As Mike arrived home from work, so did the dark clouds. We decided that maybe we could go for a cook out and bag sleeping in the wilderness. As we loaded up the van, the clouds began crying a little. We decided to go up Middle Canyon in Tooele. It seemed clear in Tooele and we thought maybe we could beat it. As we arrived in Tooele so did the rain. We kept going and decided we would give it a shot. We found a camp ground and began building our fire. The kids were sitting around the fire when it began lightning and thundering. I sent the kids to sit in the car and then the rain came. The trees were a great protection but not enough. So we got an umbrella and held it over the fire to keep it protected from the rain. After 10 minutes of the rain only picking up the pace, we decided that our cook out would have to wait. So we loaded up the chairs and packed everything in the van and headed home. We picked up pizza to eat instead of hot dogs and hamburgers. We pitched our tent on the wet grass and let the kids sleep out on the lawn. We decided on Saturday we would try it again. We decided to go up South Willow Canyon to find a spot. Everything was taken so we ended up at the Stake Center where there was a fire pit. We began building our fire. We had a hard time catching the wood on fire. The wood we begin to burn,
but then it would slowly go out. We spent an hour on the fire and then gave up and went home and cooked our hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill. If anything, we got really smokey. We smelled like we went for a cook out, but got the great taste of the grill. So much for camping in the great out doors!
3 comments:
sounds like you neede to come a little more this way! You could have camped in my yard...it's almost like the wilderness...ok so it's just dirt but that's something :0)
Stinkin' rain!!! Hey, we could use the rain down here! Send the rain down here!
wow what adventures! I love that you ended up at the stake center and your fire wouldn't even light. You guys need a little more practice. Maybe you should come down this way and learn from the best!
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