Sarah's Favorite Spot

Last weekend we camped at my favorite spot, north of Idaho City. We packed our stuff in on our 4-wheelers for the longest day of the year. This is the same spot we went last year on the same weekend with our friends Brandon and Jen. Last year we hiked down to a lake and found excellent trout fishing. This year, the lake was covered in snow.

Last year, on the trail and above the lake:

This year, taken from much higher up; I am pointing at the lake.

Rick's Birthday Quakie Camp

Last weekend we went camping with our friends Brent and Michael and celebrated Rick's birthday. On our way to the site we drove across the Camas Prairie. It was stunning.

Here is a close-up of the camas, which creates the sea of purple.

We camped in this stand of quakies. This is the spot where three bears entered our camp at about 4am last year. We didn't see any this time.My parents gave Rick a 5L beer keg chiller for his birthday. It was a hit!

Lime Creek Camping Trip

Rick and I went camping last weekend near Lime Creek. The desert land was unusually green and covered with wild flowers.

We camped on a knoll and had 270 degree views of the area, including the spectacular Lime Cr. canyon.

We watched a thunderstorm go by and were fortunate to endure only 30 minutes of rain while still getting to enjoy the thunder and lightning.