we left after our last soccer game yesterday. we camped in "the BLM camping area". 
sounds odd to me, but it just means that the Bureau of Land Management has designated a section of ground where people can camp. 
when we finally reached the spot - after following directions that utilized our odometer & landmarks like following a line of telephone poles in the middle of nowhere - it was already dark, and we could see nothing but flat or rutted dirt. in fact we drove for quite a while without even seeing plants! it was completely barren - a salt flat? a dry lake bed? we don't know, but it was a little eerie. eventually we found a small line of soon-to-be-tumbleweeds and decided to set up our tent between the line and our car. 
sounds odd to me, but it just means that the Bureau of Land Management has designated a section of ground where people can camp. 
when we finally reached the spot - after following directions that utilized our odometer & landmarks like following a line of telephone poles in the middle of nowhere - it was already dark, and we could see nothing but flat or rutted dirt. in fact we drove for quite a while without even seeing plants! it was completely barren - a salt flat? a dry lake bed? we don't know, but it was a little eerie. eventually we found a small line of soon-to-be-tumbleweeds and decided to set up our tent between the line and our car. sidenote: I guess i am the opposite of laura ingalls. she loved being out on the open prairie with nothing for miles. for her, being in town was a little scary. i, on the other hand, like to have something near me.
after viewing millions of beautiful stars, we slept soundly in our tent, and woke ready to enjoy a day of bouldering. upon opening up the stove, scott asked if i brought propane. i had assumed it was in the box. oops. no problem, we'll pass a store on the way to the park that sells it. we'll have bananas now and real breakfast in the park.
we packed up, bought some propane, entered the park, and got set up to make breakfast.
"do we have any matches?" oops - again.
after a few minutes i flagged down a lone car passing our spot. they let us borrow a lighter and breakfast was on it's way! eggs with bacon & cheese, juice and hot chocolate. yum!
clean up was quick and getting to climbing was quicker (for the kids at least). they were up a rock as soon as we let them get away.
we saw a variety of plants and wildlife unfamiliar to us. we used their junior ranger guides to familiarize ourselves. one especially fun find was a baby rattlesnake with a lizard for breakfast.
we climbed and hiked and hiked and climbed. it was a fantastic day!
jojo's favorite thing: camping when it was really cold and snuggling with sy
kik's favorite thing: bouldering because it was challenging
ky's favorite thing: going for a hike because there were so much rocks. "i loved it so much!"
sy's favorite thing: tripping on the rocks and climbing and tripping and hot chocolate
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