Mirror Lake - 06/2015
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 1:26 pm
I haven't been able to post much lately because time has been soaked up with the two "new" little people in our lives. We did have our first four-person camping excursion last weekend and for the sake of tradition, here is a quick writeup and some photos.
Mirror Lake is a quiet, lesser-known state park near the overly-touristy (to me) Wisconsin Dells. It's an easy <1hr drive from home for us, which is perfect given the circumstances of hauling tons of extra "kid stuff" coupled with the fact that they (the kids) would see no benefit from camping further from home just yet.
After stopping for breakfast at a family diner along the way, we rolled into the campsite and proceeded to unpack the numerous child-based oddities that we had no concept of even two years ago.
My parents arrived a few hours later and it was a pleasant way to spend the Father's Day weekend.
Aside from some rain on Saturday, the rest of the weather was beautiful. It was clear that the kids had an overwhelmingly great time and I have no doubt they will grow into avid campers as the years progress. We all slept in a tent for the added floorspace but the bus is just too vital to leave home. We did end up driving two vehicles to fit all of the 'gear' - but I think next time we'll try to eliminate the nonessentials to fit in just the bus again.
It felt like we spent a good 45% of the time either preparing, eating, or cleaning up after meals. Kids sure do eat frequently. I find myself adjusting to their patterns and when I return to the regular workweek I'm starving for lunch by about 10:30am.
All in all a very happy weekend. Not much to describe other than a welcomed extended-outdoors event with plenty of sunshine. Looking forward to the next planned trip in a few short weeks.
Mirror Lake is a quiet, lesser-known state park near the overly-touristy (to me) Wisconsin Dells. It's an easy <1hr drive from home for us, which is perfect given the circumstances of hauling tons of extra "kid stuff" coupled with the fact that they (the kids) would see no benefit from camping further from home just yet.
After stopping for breakfast at a family diner along the way, we rolled into the campsite and proceeded to unpack the numerous child-based oddities that we had no concept of even two years ago.
My parents arrived a few hours later and it was a pleasant way to spend the Father's Day weekend.
Aside from some rain on Saturday, the rest of the weather was beautiful. It was clear that the kids had an overwhelmingly great time and I have no doubt they will grow into avid campers as the years progress. We all slept in a tent for the added floorspace but the bus is just too vital to leave home. We did end up driving two vehicles to fit all of the 'gear' - but I think next time we'll try to eliminate the nonessentials to fit in just the bus again.
It felt like we spent a good 45% of the time either preparing, eating, or cleaning up after meals. Kids sure do eat frequently. I find myself adjusting to their patterns and when I return to the regular workweek I'm starving for lunch by about 10:30am.
All in all a very happy weekend. Not much to describe other than a welcomed extended-outdoors event with plenty of sunshine. Looking forward to the next planned trip in a few short weeks.