Here's a pic of our campsite.
Jeannette brought her famous chocolate-peanutbutter balls.
And here is Ryan, looking at the chocolate-peanutbutter balls. Yes, there probably is a tear of joy in his eye.
Anyway, we went camping on the Lochsa river (pronounced "Lock-saw") in northern Idaho. We drove up Thursday night and found a great camping spot. We pretty much had our pick of the lot. No one else was there and we didn't see anyone else at the campground until Saturday night. A big truck with a camper on the back drove in just as we were packing up to leave. It was so nice to have the campground all to ourselves and not have to listen to any little punk partiers playing their rock music out in the WILDERNESS! Honestly, people! If you're going "camping" go camping. Hike, fish, take pictures, bring your well-mannered dog along and have fun. Don't throw a kegger and invite all your rowdy alcoholic friends. Sheesh!
Friday, the first official camping/fishing day, was beautiful.
There was sunshine!
It was warm.
The fishing was good!
The river was clear!
And then on Saturday it rained off and on the entire day. But even then it wasn't so bad. It was still surprisingly warm for October, and the rain and mist gave the landscape a very interesting type of appeal.
Luckily, Chris and Jeannette brought their big canopy that they use for craft fairs. That thing really came in handy. Jeannette and I were able to get out of our little tents and still stay dry and out of the rain and the guys got to go fishing and muck about in the rain as much as they wanted. It worked out well.
This trip was everything we all hoped it would be. It was a nice relaxing break from the hectic world of work and college, where we could all kick back and say "Ahhh. Pass me another chocolate-peanutbutter ball." :)
