We hiked, mountain biked, chatted, watched the little ones play, and ate (and ate more). We really roughed it; this was the camping trip of ALL camping trips.
We wanted to stay in tents but instead were forced to rent a spacious new condo (We Wagners sacrificed even more and were stuck with the massive master suite). I would have chosen a camp stove or smokey bonfire over this gourmet kitchen for sure.
The large television? Never got used because we were camping after all! (except for a movie ...or two...oh and to check baseball scores and the news once in a great while). 
This view off the condo deck? Who would want to look out at tall trees, luscious green vegetation and listen to the sounds of a flowing creek? Puleeez...give me houses-stacked-on-top-of-each-other and loud neighbors any day.
When the weather turned to rain later in the weekend, we had to drive a whole 45 minutes to visit the quaint town of Hood River. The sun was shining and the views were gorgeous but we of course didn't notice any of that. We had no choice but to go on a long walk up the old highway overlooking the incredible Columbia River Gorge. Our sweet husbands struggled to push our kiddos along in their Chariots (Note: these guys have been friends for so long they have to coordinate with each other). You can tell by the picture they were suffering, can't you?
It was a hard vacation, that's for sure. It is a good thing that we are avid outdoors men and women otherwise, we may not have survived the elements. We will have to treat ourselves and find something that is actually luxurious next year.
It was a hard vacation, that's for sure. It is a good thing that we are avid outdoors men and women otherwise, we may not have survived the elements. We will have to treat ourselves and find something that is actually luxurious next year.
(Speaking of next year, we're hoping to add Curtis to the list of names in this annual vacation. It makes sense since the whole tradition started with their wedding in AK. The Booths, Bronsons, and Wagners all had fun exploring that great state together and haven't ever understood why Mark and Joani chose to go on their honeymoon instead of joining in our trip, can you imagine?! This year we gave them a bye considering they just had a new baby. Next year we'll force...I mean...invite...them to come).
2 comments:
It's a wonder you guys survived that camping trip, you were drowning in the lap of luxury!
My kind of camping trip.
You poor thing! I can see that you really suffered :) I love how you wrote about your trip - very clever.
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