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Mt. Princeton - September |
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For Labor Day 2013 we
visited Mt. Princeton campground, one of Kathy's favorites. It was
our chance to take our new-to-us 2003 Toyota Sequoia on it's first
camping trip with us.
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We had site 3 which is great. Nice big site with plenty of tent pad space.
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Behind the site is very
wooded and leads to a river that provides constant water rushing
white noise.
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Since it rains almost
every day, we erected Kathy's EZ-up shelter so we could sit outside
no matter what the weather.
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Santi and JP claim to be
REAL campers so they slept in a tent instead of the pop-up.
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Very pretty river runs
barely 25 yards from the campsite.
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During our trip Dede
joined us with Lizzi and three of her friends. Here we are playing
Randy's least favorite game EVER...Banana Grams.
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When Lizzi's friends were
bored or hungry, they invaded the camper hoping we would get the
hint to get some food cooking.
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The river provided plenty
of entertainment for the kids.
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Fearless 15 year old
girls.
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Here are Lizzi's three
friends with JP photo-bombing.
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While we were sitting
outside enjoying some beers, we were visited by a real cowboy. Dede
loves cowboys.
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His horse was a little hot
so the tough cowboy tied her up under a tree and had a beer with us.
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Real cowboys are armed. He
had both a pistol and a rifle.
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One morning Santi and JP
made pancakes. Here is how the conversation went: Santi: "Look JuanPa, here is the pancake batter I made. I added some finely chopped broccoli and carrots for nutritional enhancement." JP: "There is no way I am eating that."
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Santi: "Oh, you will like
it. Let's pour some out and see how it looks."
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Santi:
"Oh, yeah, that is
a little lumpy."
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JP: "I need to adjust the
heat on my side to make sure my pancake cooks all the way."
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Kathy cooked eggs inside
the Brussel Sprout.
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Randy grilled bacon on the
picnic table. Yeah...grilled bacon. The key is LOW heat.
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This is what happens when
I say, "Hey JP, try to stick your head in the ice-cold water."
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And so he did it.
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Then I said, "Hey JP,
stick your finger in your nose."
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JP hugs his Aunt Dede
while Kathy lays out wet towels.
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For dinner one night we had steaks. This was a BIG hunka-hunka meat that Randy cooked perfectly. We sliced and gave the kids this massive sirloin and then grilled rib-eyes for the adults. We had a GREAT time at Mt. Princeton and I am sure we will be back.
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