I took Katie out on our first camping trip together this weekend!

Many thanks to all of our friends and family who offered to lend us their camping gear and gave us good advice: Katie grew up camping often with her big family, but I only camped a few times growing up, so there was much that was new to me.

Here is Katie at our camping site (Gerardo and Roxanna let us borrow their tent and chairs):

Colorado Bend State Park is outside of Lampasas, Texas, which is in the northern hill country:

Here is a cool tree root I saw while Katie and I hiked down a trail:

We went off the trail and climbed up a rocky hill, where I spotted this cool lichen growing on a rock:

Back at the camp, I built our evening fire with the wood we had hauled in from home (you weren’t allowed to collect wood at the state park for your fire):

We saw lots of deer! This park only allows fishing at certain times of the year; no hunting is allowed, so I think the deer have figured out that they have nothing to fear and can get free food if they want it:

Getting our fire going the next morning:

An early morning beer while reading Jane Austen (Persuasion)–perhaps a camping combination first?


Katie cooked fantastically over the open fire: Breakfast was eggs, beans, tortillas, avocado, salsa, and cheese.

We had a great time, in spite of the discomfort from forgetting our pillows from home and strong wind that blew throughout the night, awakening us more than once.

I tried to catch the wild turkeys on camera that we saw flying around the tops of the trees, but they were too high up; these great birds were incredible to see as they heaved their bulky bodies into the air and flew from tree to tree!

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