bears, snakes, caterpillars and rocks

I guess the rain rain go away chant worked because it only rained one night of our camping trip. The rest of the days were crisp, cool and beautiful...

(our campsite at Hickory Run State Park, PA)

I didn't see any bears unlike this woman.

And since I had no such luck trying to find one I had to settle on this really ferocious looking Caterpillar...

And this snake...

(the snake is either a black rat snake or eastern water snake - either way the snake is not poisonous)

And who doesn't love a field of freakin rocks?

(That is Boulder Field which was made by a glacier.)

All in all it was a good camping trip - no buggies and lots of good food. And who couldn't relax with a view like this?

Perfection.

Lessons Learned from Camping

Well, I did it. I survived my first camping trip! Although it rained hard & often it was still a great time.



What did I learn?

1. Food cooked over a campfire is way better {and a lot easier to clean up}
2. Camping is absolutely exhausting but relaxing by the fire makes it well worth it
3. My mattress at home that I aways complain about....it isn't so bad anymore
4. Try and remember to pack a pillow...
5. ...and a toothbrush
6. Old jeans and TShirts....glad I went with them
7. There is no way to water proof a tent
8. You WILL get wet & dirty no matter what
9. I can deal with the rain and dirt but I cannot deal with spiders
10. I could definitely do this again!