We came, we saw, we camped.

Joey took to camping like a duck to water. I will never again underestimate him. Okay, it might happen again but if it does I will once again be very impressed with everything that is Joey. We left Saturday morning to find a campground that was not full. I was a little bit more pessimistic then I should have been about the whole thing but that is because I am used to the idea that you have to get to a site early on Friday otherwise all of the good spots will be taken. The first camp ground we checked out was full except for two spots that were completely exposed and not very exciting. So on to the next campground! Success!! Brainard lake was a beautiful place to go, with not one lake but three. We found a nice little spot with lots of tree coverage, up went the tent and then it was time to hike around and explore. There were lots of rocks to climb, creeks to cross, and stones to skip. It was a little chilly but not that bad. The most amusing part was having to trick the camera into taking pictures because SOMEBODY (me of course) forgot to charge the camera before we left. Bad Sara, no cookie. But since we are skilled and devious we managed to force a dying camera into taking not one or two photos but a whopping 32 pictures. Woot! The remainder of this post will consist of pictures with captions for your viewing pleasure. Don't worry you won't have to look at all 32. Enjoy.

This was something I hadn't seen before, vertical ground complete with trees. Interesting...








I like to climb rocks. It was fun. I think I impressed the little kids that were hanging around the shore... Not really. They probably were laughing at me. Mean little kids.


Joey had some mad Smore making skills, and a growl to go with them. His marshmallows were that perfectly golden brown, mine were flaming balls of sugary death. I like the taste of charcoal, plus I'm into instant marshmallow gratification.




We had hotdogs for dinner. My hotdog was also burned to a crisp. At least my campfire culinary skills are consistent.






During our hikes we found cool trees and played with them. Visualize a large tree trunk with a hole going straight through it. Then add two people with their butts sticking out of the hole and you have the gist of this picture. There was also an echoing giggle sound.












It was truly beautiful. Colorado at it's best with blue skies and clear water.