August 1, 2011

Homeless for the weekend


So, we were forced out of our place.  Yes, we pay our rent on time.  Early almost every month actually! Our wonderful landlords needed to replace our tiny little porch and our stairs because it had some dry rot. Which has been attracting frogs on our porch because of the bugs... so, we all know how I coexist with those little creatures. (In case you don't know...the answer is that I don't!)

So ever since I started dating Robert I've heard about this place called Camp Winton.  It is a Boys' Scout Camp that he went to and loved.  He has been talking about doing this "extreme camping" trip, which is right next to the beloved Camp Winton, since we were only dating. So since we had no home for the weekend (or at least no way to get up into our place) it was the perfect time to go try out this "extreme camping" thing.

We packed up as little as we could, borrowed my Grandpa's canoe and headed up to Bear River Reservoir.  Robert and I took the canoe down off of his truck, packed it up with our stuff and started paddling.  Three miles later we made it to the dam.  We then had to unpack the canoe and little by little hike everything up and around this cliff to get to the upper reservoir.  Needless to say the canoe was the hardest part.  Just Robert and me on steep ground.  It took us two and a half hours and I was exhausted!  BUT-- once you get to the top you pack the canoe right back up and start paddling for another two miles.  Since the upper reservoir cannot be accessed without a boat, you are practically the only crazy adventurous people there.  We saw only three people once we made it to the top of the dam.

So, there you are on this gorgeous lake, surrounded by mountains and where we camped, not a soul in sight.  It was truly beautiful and we had a great time just relaxing, eating, playing card games together like Gin and Split Pea!  Robert taught me how to tie all your food up in a tree and we had a blast just exploring this ridiculously silent nature.  Not to mention that as we were camping, our little place got an awesome renovation.  We plan on going again and want to make it a tradition, but I sure am working out more before we do.  Here are some pictures of our adventure.
Robert starting our Hobo Dinner's...YUM! Dad you are right... EVERYTHING tastes better in the woods! Why is that?

Such a gorgeous place.

We saw 4 different amazing waterfalls!

On our first morning there we went out for a ride to see what we could see...
My attempt to get a picture of us both...FAIL.
Out for a ride.



Our new porch!

Over double the size. Thanks, Lance!