Wednesday, August 24, 2011

What a vacation

Took a week off of work to do some backyard camping and hiking.
Our first night was great, the second two days of vacation were spent watching it rain. On the third day, I put up a tarp, and we made a giant pot of tomato sauce and canned it outside. We got ten quarts, and enough for a big pot of spagetti. It turned out really good.

After another day of rain we took a little hike. The next day was going to be the big day of vacation, with a trip to DC to check out the monuments and Smithsonian. We made it about 1-1/2 miles before we were in a car wreck. A guy ran through a red light and right into us. Luckily no one was hurt other than some bruises.
This ruined the whole day, and the next day was spent trying to get a rental truck. After finally getting our rental truck, we tore down camp, spent the night inside, and left early the next morning for a family reunion. It was a good time and we got to go on a hike at Trough Creek State Park.
view from one of the many ledges on the Ledges Trail.

1 comment:

  1. I'm so sorry to hear about your accident. Thankfully, it didn't ruin your whole vacation. We're going camping ourselves in September. That's a beautiful view from Ledges Trail. Thanks for sharing.

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