It's become a tradition for us to join up with Paul & Mandy's family, along with friends from Phoenix Christian Reformed Church, for camping east of Payson in an area known as Larson's Ridge. Dispersed camping means there are no facilities, but also virtually no restrictions - except for fires. Due to high winds and dry conditions, we could not have camp fires. Winds were bad on Saturday when we drove there, but not as bad as last year. Sunday & Monday were the most gorgeous camping weather you could imagine.
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| Ellie putting up with the wind as we prepare to go for a hike on Saturday. |
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| Nate holding one of the Horned Toads that are frequently found in this area and a real favorite with the kids. |
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| Hiking down the road near camp. |
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| Mandy & Eve. |
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| Did I mention that it was windy on Saturday? |
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| Ellie helping Oma make sandwiches in our Eurovan Camper. |
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| Eve loved helping Oma with her knitting. |
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| One of my experiments with limited depth of field on our new camera. I got limited depth of field, but I'm finding it a challenge to determine just what it's focused on. |
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| Sitting on Nate's bed in the tent-trailer and relearning how to play Mille Bornes. |
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| Eve & Ellie love hanging out in the camper with Oma! (Especially when there is hot-cocoa involved!) |
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| Ellie helping Opa make coffee. |
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| Nate, teaching Oma how to play Flash Scramble. |
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| Riding in the Ranger was a popular pastime. |
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| "Ladder Golf" is a popular camping game. This is Elaine making a toss. |
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| Getting the golf-balls to wrap themselves around the rungs from 30 feet is much harder than it looks. |
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| Eve decided that Marv Faber's truck was in need of washing. |
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| Ella & Ellie were pretty worn out at supper after a busy Sunday. |
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| Eve & Ellie - Sitting on the upper level of Opa & Oma's camper van is pretty cool! |
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| Whether it's with a pocket-knife or a nail, Nate is an ace stick carver! |
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