camping!

Way back in June I went camping with friends. I've wanted to go camping with friends for years and it finally happened. It was super fun.

Five of us spent two nights at Crabtree Falls Campground (about an hour from Charlottesville). Since I've taken so long to blog about it I don't remember all the details, but Friday evening when we showed up we set up our tents, then set to making dinner (spaghetti). After that we may have played a game? Then there was a campfire of course.

The green one was mine.

 The next day we had bagels for breakfast, then walked half a mile down the road to the base of Crabtree Falls. It was a gorgeous day for a hike.

Excited to start hiking.

Tree hugger.

At the top! (In awkward shade!)

After the hike we went back to the campground and ate lunch. Then there was reading (or crosswording, in my case) and naps. Eventually my tent heated up too much though and nap time was over. So I headed down the hill right next to our site to the river, where others were busy skipping rocks. I skipped a few, too.

Nice to hear this river all night.

Skippin'

We played some more games (Sushi Go! and Hanabi) and then made dinner (veggie burgers). Of course after that we had another campfire and s'mores.

The kitchen.

Sunday we had blueberry pancakes for breakfast, then packed up our site. On our way back home we stopped and toured Swannanoa, this big old (run down) mansion on Afton Mountain. We also stopped for ice cream in Crozet.

Swannanoa

Tiffany window atop the main staircase in the house.

It was a great early summer weekend in Virginia with friends.