Back from CAMPING with Pictures

It feels good to be back home and in our own space. Jeff and I spent the past 4 nights camping in the outdoors at Detroit Lake in Detroit Oregon. The weather was PERFECT! Warm and sunny during the day in the upper 70’s to mid 80’s with clear blue skies, and cool refreshing air temperatures at night perfect for campfires.

We rented a tent site in the campground overlooking the 9 mile long lake. The campground was full with residents all nights with busy RV’s and boat commuters going on and off the lake throughout the day. Jeff and I dont own a boat or water crafts, but we spent our days sitting on the dock of the lake watching others come and go as if it were a parade. Jeff brought his fishing pole and took that out for a few reels but with no luck there wasn’t a single bite.

My school/work schedule is changing a quite a bit now that I will be schooling on Saturdays, so we are not sure if we are going back next year or not but definitely want to. Detroit Lake was such a mini community! There were quite a few of Park Host residents and season “die hards” who live on the campground site in their elaborate RV’s and take very good care of the grounds and facilities, they even yelled out “Come Back Next Year” when we left early this morning. I thought that was too cute, all of them must be over 70 years old but still truck around everyday in their mini golf carts to pick up trash and chit chat with campers. Each morning Jeff and I would walk up to the visitor center to pick up a complementary cup of coffee and be greeter by an old married couple who would run the cashier and spout off information about the weather or what was going on for the day. At night we would walk to the shed to get ice and firewood for the night it was the same two old men sitting in their lounge chairs collecting money and giving smiles to passerbys.

My most favorite time camping was sitting around the campfire at night laughing about life stories and memories we forgot. It was really nice to reconnect with each other despite of all the changes happening between us with me changing careers and schools, and Jeff starting a new job away from home and going to school full time. We love eachother’s company more and more each day, I was so glad to share a mini trip camping with Jeff and learning again how much we love each other.

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