So, we both needed a break from life. And Jeff wanted to fish. What did this turn into? A weekend of camping! Well, we actually only had time for one night. But camping!
The first question was where? What is open this early and where is there fish? I asked around and got pointed towards the Daschutes River.....but that's all the way over to the Dalles. I didn't want Jeff to have to backtrack. After being thoroughly frustrated, I called my uncle and he directed us to the Henry Rearson Campgrounds, on Lower Nehalem Rd. It's a first-come, first-served place, so no need to worry about reservations.
Jeff got here Friday night. In the morning, Squirrel helped me wake him up. :) After some initial antsyness because I wasn't prepared at all, we were off!
We found the campground all right and decided on the cheaper, walk-in sites. They were more secluded and woods-y. Jeff tried fishing right away.
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| Ninja dance move! |
But soon the tent was set up and he wasn't catching any fish in the fast-moving river. So, we took a drive to Lost Lake.
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| Happy Jeff! |
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| Concentrating fisherman |
But.....that didn't work either. All the fish were in the middle of the lake! We got our exercise walking all around it, though, So we went back to our campsite to make some dinner--bacon and corn and eggs and beans!
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| Our campfire/stove. Look at all the wood I collected! We didn't bring any firewood, so I was scavenging sticks. I think there was one or two more loads after this... |
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| Yay bacon cooking! |
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| I thought it was weird that the tree was property....O.o |
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| This was the water source at the camp! It was fun. :) |
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| This was all the wetness under our tarp under our tent. Guess where we were sleeping? |
When we left the next morning, we realized that we were 23 miles from the coast! So we HAD to go visit the ocean. Jeff was less then impressed by the touristiness, but I went and played in the ocean! :D
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| Jeff bein cool. |
Overall, successful weekend. :D
