We all slept till after 8am. My belly still bothered me a bit when I woke up. We went for the breakfast and no one was impressed with it. We got on the road and stopped shortly after to get gas. Then Walmart to get Owen a toothbrush and me belly meds. Got on the road again and didn’t go too far before stopping for a potty break. It was an adorable little rest stop with a creek and right on the river. We finally got on the road and made it all the way to the campground.
We got to the camp at noon. A little early to check in but they let us. We found campsite #22 and parked. It’s a strip of parking and a ton of campsites. Our site is right on the river and it’s absolutely beautiful. First we set up the tent. It went really well and the kids were even a little helpful. The hardest part is always the rain cover but we made it work. I was even able to stake it and it’s still standing now at bedtime.
Once we had set the campsite up we grabbed lunch to eat while we drove to the park entrance. Now we are camping at deep creek campground which is inside the park however there are no roads to connect to the park so we have to drive 30 minutes. We did that and went to the visitor center first. On the drive in we stopped and got the much needed national park sign photo. Then as we entered the park we were able to see elk grazing. It was incredible. Inside the visitor center the kids enjoyed a touchable map of the mountains and see so many of the places we want to see. We heard a person teach us all about the elk in the park, saw chickens pecking the ground, and browse the gift shop. We did a short walk down the trail that starts there and saw a few mamas with their calf’s. It was so close and magnificent. I watch the babies nurse with the mama and the babies were so spunky running all around.
We walked back to the car and decided to get firewood and go make dinner at the campsite. We didn’t have any luck getting firewood and so we made nachos with the camp stove instead. We made friends with a neighbor who let us toast marshmallows to start off our first night at camp.
Ellie had an idea to do a bike ride so if we went. We rode to the end of the road in the campground and found a bridge over to the campground. There was a spot for dropping off people with tubes for the creek so we rode around the circle. Over and over again. Owen was in the lead so I just kept following him. Ellie asked me to go the other way so I turned around and rode clockwise around the circle. This was obviously not what she wanted but sure made her laugh. Eventually we rode off through the picnic area, over a bridge, and back into the campground. Ellie begged for one more trip so that’s what we did. By the end we all were a little sore and my lungs were definitely feeling it.
We came back to brush teeth and get ready for bed. I dropped the boo boo oil down between the bed of the truck and the cab. Owen helped me find a good stick to help get it out. That’s necessary for us. We all settled in to our beds and have Smokey the bear on the toniebox. Day one at camp was a success. Tomorrow we will go to church and the rest is up in the air. Nothing set in stone here just a to do list of ideas.
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