Life in camp is fairly laid back. There has been time for morning naps, afternoon naps and relaxing in the meadow.
Days here are VERY long…. sunrise is about 4:45am and sunset is around 10:10pm!! I think that is one reason that time seems to slow down here!!
Each morning starts out with us being woken by the light coming thru our cabin windows. Coffee is ready at 7:00 and breakfast at 8:00. We then feast on eggs and potatoes of some sort….great fuel for the rest of the day!!
After breakfast we often headed out into the surrounds in search of whatever animals we could find.
Michael (our guide) pointed out these HUGE grizzly bear tracks…..
I can’t being to image how big the bear was if his paw was this size!!
Just a little further down the same road, he pointed out Black Bear tracks…..
OKAY….we will probably see some bears!!
And then we did!!
This big Black Bear was spotted striding through a meadow…..
….and we watched as he sat down on his haunches and stared at us….
He acted fairly aggressive the entire time we watched him.
We also saw a Black Bear that was BROWN….aren’t they supposed to be black? Michael told me that a few black bears are called “color-phase”, varying in color from blond to deep chocolate. This one looked like Hershey’s milk chocolate….
I know that you can’t tell it was a bear, but you can at least see the color.
I enjoyed the scenery as we drove along….
….with large groups of Aspens amidst the rugged pine trees!
It was fun to look at the pine trees up close and personal!! I love how the branches look against the cloudy sky….
….or these seeds ready to release their pollen….
….or even the first pine cones of the season…..
Once we returned to camp, there were always chores to be done, including chopping wood….
…..or filling up the water bottles from the nearby spring…..
….and hauling them back to camp…..
I particularly love this meadow right outside of our cabin door….
As the trip lengthened, this field turned white with the Dandelion seed heads!!
I had fun playing with the camera and these bright flowers….
Meal times are always wonderful. Tammy cooks up some amazing dishes, including this vegetable stir-fry…
IT WAS DELICIOUS!!
Meal times were also fun because of our interactions with the three young men in camp….
The guys did a fair amount of work around the camp, but also had time for some play….
….hatchet throwing!!
It was cloudy much of the first days that we were there, but it fined up one night and the moon was gorgeous among the trees….
That, coupled with the fire in the Teepee made the perfect ending to the day…..
We will skip a few days in the trip posts so you can see my new centering tool and also finish up the quilts from the “Georgia Celebrates Quilts” show, but come back on Monday for more of camp life!!
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Michael and I love to travel and see new parts of the world and then I love to take those memories and turn them into quilts!!! I hope that you enjoy traveling along with us!!
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