We went on what will likely be our last camping trip of the year this past week/weekend. We chose to revisit Lamoine State Park, which turned out to be a great choice. Aside from four or five prime ocean-side sites, we had our pick of campsites. While it was cold on Thursday night, it wasn't anything that some bundling up, a little extra time next to the campfire and zipping up the sleeping bags at bedtime didn't fix.
The park is great, with lots to do for Avery, including a great playground, lots of rocky shoreline to explore and plenty of wild apples to throw into the ocean. And let's not forget the food--one of the best parts of camping. Avery can be seen below eating a breakfast on the front step of the camper consisting of staple camping treats, Pop Tarts and Apple Jacks.
We went for a hike in Acadia on Friday. We climbed Day Mountain, and threw in some lengthy intended and unintended detours, which include a not-for-the-feint-of-heart bushwack along the base of some cliffs to see some caves. Then a shortcut that ended up putting us back at the bottom of the mountain again so that we had to start all over. Below you can see Avery the weary hiker during that hike and two other weary hikers at the summit.
My own favorite part of the weekend was hanging out with Avery climbing rocks and cliffs along the shoreline at high tide to find pockets of wild apples dropped by the trees overhanging the shore. We took turns tossing them down into the ocean before scrambling some more rocks in search of more apples. We also took a trip over to nearby Lamoine beach for some sand-digging.
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Wow, these are awesome photos. I did a double take on the one of Miss Paige in the little lawn chair... seriously, she has the look of a wise old child! Thanks for sharing your pictures :)
Hey, Here's a really good recipe you should let Avery try camping if you haven't already. Erin introduced me to it on our last camping trip. Slice a banana part way through lengthwise, then fill it with chocolate chips and marshmallow. Wrap the whole thing in foil and put it in the coals for about 10 minutes. Delicious!
Yum, I've had those before (maybe when I was a kid?) and they are delicious... I agree, Avery would love this!
Fabulous pictures!!! I'm sad you didn't make it down this way!! Maybe next year!!
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