{Camping 2.0}

When I was in elementary school I went to Girl Scout Camp.  Once.  It was terrible.  I am fairly certain that numerous scouts go to camp every year and have a great time.  I wasn't one of them.

Fast forward nearly two decades and I fell in love with....a camper.  Tyler grew up camping.  He loved being outside, sleeping in tents, and cooking over a fire.  The whole time we were dating and the first few years of our marriage I did the best I could to appease him.  It's not that I don't love nature.  I can appreciate awesome views, fresh air, and S'mores as much as anyone else.  What I don't like is bugs, cold, thunderstorms while tent camping AND the dreaded trip through Colorado when my husband surprised me with a solar shower.  Look it up.  Um, no.

After we had Ryan, we began to rethink our camping plans.  It continued to be important to Tyler to spend time as a family camping.  I think it may have become even more important, because now he could pass these traditions on to Ry.  Ultimately, we agreed that a camper was the way to go.  Now we can enjoy the great outdoors while also having air conditioning and indoor plumbing readily available to us.



I spent this morning reflecting over the weekend getaways we were able to fit in this summer.  I think back to all of the pictures I've seen of Tyler as a kid enjoying camping with his grandma and grandpa and I love that I get to watch him share those same experiences with Ryan.







We've already started planning a road trip for next summer.  I'm hoping we can get away for a week or two and check-off a few more National Parks.  Any recommendations?

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