Well, it's finally here.... that time of year when we take every other weekend (almost), pack up the doggies and some food, and jump into the rig to head into our beautiful Black Hills for R & R from the daily grind. Pepper has been on 2 camping trips so far and she LOVES it. She's an easy keeper. Behaves, isn't a whiner... and loves playing in the dirt and pine needles. Syd, of course, showed her all the ropes and gave her to low down on the treats that happen on camping trips.
The folks are in town and have been fishing and hanging out at an RV resort just West of town. We've been camping with them already and are planning a long 4th of July weekend camping.
Why is it that I just can't get enough of camping? I LOVE having fires. Fire in the morning and fire in the evening, trying to start the fire with just what the world has to offer as fuel, sometimes resorting to the flame thrower stuff you buy at the supermarket, if I absolutely have to. I love the "I have to do absolutely nothing right now" feeling of camping. You always have so many options when you camp. Let's see, there's the "I think I will just sit in this chair and look around at the world", and the "Wanna Yak?", and the "How long ago was it that I picked up a novel to read?", and the "What can we cook on the open fire other than marshmellows?" Camping makes me feel rested and at peace with my world. It slows me down so it can heal me with the basic simplicities of life. You talk to each other instead of watching TV. You listen to each other instead of texting someone at the same time you are talking. You sit quietly together and float on the Lake and contemplate nothing at all but the beauty that surrounds you and the tranquility that seeps into your soul. That, my friend, is why I love camping.Here are some pictures of why the doggies love camping. Enjoy.
Yeah, I know, it's a little creepy... but the Chili Pepper was COLD... I had to snuggle her in.. as creepy as it is...
Daddy caught some FISH and let lil Pepper take a lick...
Wiped OUT.... First camping trip, enjoying the sheer exhaustion of it all.... She slept well... US too.
