Labor Day Campout

We had the best time camping at Ice House Reservoir! Got a late start on Friday, didn't get to the campsite until after dark but the giant full moon helped a lot. Fire restrictions meant no campfire - huge bummer, especially since it was pretty cold at night. Also, no charcoal fires - luckily our neighbors had a large gas grill that they let us use the second night, otherwise all that chicken we brought would have been useless. Realized the new air mattress I bought did not come with a pump (duh) and I forgot to pack syrup for the pancakes I made for breakfast. Funny thing though...none of that got us down.

The campsite was perfect, in the trees and a short walk from beautiful beaches on the super clear, sparkly lake. The sand was full of pyrite, so the whole beach shimmered gold. The kids spent a lot of time fishing, and Hannah caught her first fish ever! Actually, she caught two, looks like she's caught the fishing bug big time.

We hiked up the South Silver Creek, crazy beautiful. The hike was a little extreme as we were trailblazing most of the time, quite an adventure! Poor Jonesy slipped down a granite slope and fell in the icy water, Shane had to rescue him. That water is COLD. Hard to imagine the guys running that, of course the water is up much higher, but still...looks pretty sketchy!

So much fun, can't wait to go back!!