We did manage to go camping for more than one night. My kids were so excited to not come home the next morning. We even managed to go for three nights, and we picked the most beautiful place in the world to do it. It's called Cottonwood Lake and it's right outside of Star Valley, Wyoming. We learned about it when we visited family in Brigham City. Apparently my mom's family had a cabin there while she was growing up. I remember her talking about it a few times. They showed us some pictures and it looked beautiful, so off we went.
The lake was surrounded by pine trees. There were natural springs everywhere and just a thick growth of trees and bushes. We got to see lots of wildlife too: a mama moose and her baby, deer, rabbits, kangaroo mice, and a huge owl kept watch over our campfire one night. We all had great fun. Jake had fun fishing in his float tube and caught lots of fish. The kids had great fun exploring, playing games, and riding bikes. We went on a couple of hikes and walked around the lake multiple times a day. We even had our own polar bear plunge in the lake. The water was cold, cold, cold. But all of the kids got totally wet just for an extra ice cream sandwich. Crazy kids. Their faces were pretty funny. We had a couple of good bike wrecks. Sage went crazy down a hill and got scraped up a bit. Then Zack caught some good air on a jump. He landed the jump fine but then went off the trail. He slammed into a rock and flew over his handlebars. I thought for sure he was dead. Miraculously, and it really was a miracle, there were no broken bones or big injuries. I will be forever grateful for helmets though. The back of Zack's helmet (the thickest part) cracked all the way through and the strap ripped off on the inside. I don't even want to think about what would have happened without a helmet.
Anyway, other than a couple of mishaps we had a great time. We'll definitely be returning to Cottonwood Lake!
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| Cottonwood Lake - so beautiful! |
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| Trying to get up the courage to get wet |
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| Zack did it |
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| Kate mostly did |
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| This is Sage's attempt |
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| Zack pre-wipeout |
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| cracked helmet |
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