Camping almost at 6 Mile Pond

At the end of June we planned a camping trip to our favorite camping place at 6 Mile Pond and we couldn't get to it because the road was blocked by a glacier of snow.  There was snow and water everywhere. Lots of little waterfalls.   It was very pretty and soggy.  So we camped lower near a different lake.  A lot of ATV trails were closed but we managed to find a fun one and had fun getting a little wet and muddy.  It was fun to have Aunt Terri come even though she got a little sick.

We were a little bummed thinking we probably wouldn't catch any fish but Devo's pole worked like magic.  It was the only one to catch fish. We had to have a little more patience than at 6 mile but we caught and released 4 fish. Jake did a great job this year with putting them back in the water.  There was know crying at all.  Paul I mean Tommy caught a fish too!  The fish seemed to bite when it was sprinkling on us so we didn't mind getting a little wet now and then.  By the end Jake was wet up to his knees trying to catch water striders.  It's all about the bugs!

It sprinkled on and off while fishing but the real thunder and lightning came half way through cooking dinner.  Paul and Devo tried to keep the fire going for the chicken with a towel and Jill bent over the potatoes with a coat.  It was crazy.  Then it started hailing.  The boys heroically suffered through it to cook us some dinner.  The chicken didn't turn out too good but the potatoes and Cherry cobbler with ice cream was spectacular.  We discovered dry ice!  It rained off and on through the night and I'm so glad we didn't have the tent.  We put vents in the trailer and slept in it, so much nicer than spending an hour putting up and taking down a tent and a lot dryer too. At 6am it started a down pour.  We felt bad for Tommy because it was his birthday and Jill had so much fun planned.  It was just miserable the mud stuck to your shoes 2inches thick it was a work out just walking around the campsite.  We decided to pack it up and go home a day early!  We celebrated Tommy's birthday in his tent  trailer with donuts and presents.