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Family Camping Expo 2008
Two weekends ago we took all the kids camping. The County hosted a Family Camping Expo at Klondike Park and since I'm a county employee I got a discount. It was only for one night, was close to home, and was geared toward families with kids, so Brian and I decided it would be a good introduction to camping for the children. It started on Saturday at 10am, we arrived at the park, set up our tent, and met all the park rangers who would be our guides for the weekend. One ranger gave us a lesson in dutch oven/campfire cooking, complete with taste tests. I honestly had no idea so many things could be cooked on a campfire. We even prepared our own dinner packets and cooked them on the fire and everything turned out really tasty. The rangers also gave us a lesson on knot tying and took us on a guided nature walk through some of the wooded trails that run throughout the park. There was even a fishing derby at the lake and all of us caught at least one fish! After dark, the astronomy club set up high powered telescopes and we got to see Saturn, Mars, and the space shuttle which happened to be flying over that evening! When we were finished star gazing we headed back to camp and roasted some marshmallows on the fire and headed off to bed. I was a little rough getting everyone to settle down and go to sleep in the tent, but once they did it didn't take long to fall asleep since we had such an eventful day. The next morning (Sunday), we got up, ate breakfast, hiked up to the top of the bluffs that overlook the river and then headed home. It was a great experience and everyone learned a lot. I hope the county does it again next year and we will definitely go again!
Two weekends ago we took all the kids camping. The County hosted a Family Camping Expo at Klondike Park and since I'm a county employee I got a discount. It was only for one night, was close to home, and was geared toward families with kids, so Brian and I decided it would be a good introduction to camping for the children. It started on Saturday at 10am, we arrived at the park, set up our tent, and met all the park rangers who would be our guides for the weekend. One ranger gave us a lesson in dutch oven/campfire cooking, complete with taste tests. I honestly had no idea so many things could be cooked on a campfire. We even prepared our own dinner packets and cooked them on the fire and everything turned out really tasty. The rangers also gave us a lesson on knot tying and took us on a guided nature walk through some of the wooded trails that run throughout the park. There was even a fishing derby at the lake and all of us caught at least one fish! After dark, the astronomy club set up high powered telescopes and we got to see Saturn, Mars, and the space shuttle which happened to be flying over that evening! When we were finished star gazing we headed back to camp and roasted some marshmallows on the fire and headed off to bed. I was a little rough getting everyone to settle down and go to sleep in the tent, but once they did it didn't take long to fall asleep since we had such an eventful day. The next morning (Sunday), we got up, ate breakfast, hiked up to the top of the bluffs that overlook the river and then headed home. It was a great experience and everyone learned a lot. I hope the county does it again next year and we will definitely go again!
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