Our good friends Alan and Lyanna invited us to come camping with them in Shenadoah National Park (about 2 hours away from us) over the Labor Day weekend. Unfortunately, we don't have any camping equipment except for camping chairs and marshmallow roasters. So we decided to join them on Saturday for a nice day of hiking, tinfoil dinners, games, and s'mores. It was so fun!
We decided to go hiking on a trail that led to an old Episcopal Mission. I thought it would be awesome to see, plus the hike was only 4 miles round-trip. The hike was easy (compared to Utah hikes), with just some rolling hills. The forest was amazing. I couldn't get over how thick the forest was; the trees were towering and the wildlife was abundant. We had been strolling along for about 45 minutes when Jordan said he thought we had gone farther than the hike was supposed to be. Uh-oh. I thought for sure we were on the right trail, but maybe we had missed a turn? No, we had stayed on the main path the entire time. We did pass by a rotting shanty, could that have been the mission? No, missions don't look like that. We were so confused. So we decided to keep hiking a little longer and then turn around if it didn't look promising.
We hiked for approximately 3 miles in before we turned around. Jordan pulled out his iPhone, amazingly getting service, and the map said that we had almost hiked to the edge of the park! Wow! All-in-all, the hike was a good experience, and next time, we'll follow the trail markers more closely. I still have no idea if that trail was the one we were supposed to be on.
We joined Alan and Lyanna and started building a fire. While our tin foil dinners cooked, we played Scrabble, which I lost horribly at. All my letters were U, M, and Q. Can't really do anything with those! Dinner was delicious. If you've never had tin foil dinners before, this website has some really good tips.
We had s'mores and talked for a while then headed home! It was such a fun experience and we look forward to going to Shenadoah National Park again soon.
2 comments:
I love tinfoil dinners! We make them in the oven and on the BBQ grill sometimes, and while they lack the outdoor flavor of charcoal and burnt wood, they're still awesome. I'm glad you two are enjoying the east coast.
Sounds like you had a great time :) I want to go camping now!!
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