camping

a few weeks ago we went camping at tobyhanna (again). that place is so great, especially for those with dogs who love to swim.

our camping neighbors had the coolest dog, named lloyd. he was only 8 months old, but gigantic. he was a mix between 3 types of mastiff and a dane. so you can imagine how big he will get. i can't stop thinking about that dog, he was the (second) cutest.

camping at tobyhanna

we found ourselves with a free weekend, which just so happened to have perfect weather. we ended up at tobyhanna state park, which had the absolute best camping spots, right on a lake. moz loved it, and so did we.
since moz has such bad knees, we can't really hike when we take him. but this spot was perfect since it was right on a lake. there were fun things to see and do right there.


we also had some great food. hot dogs...

beef stew...



and sausage and pancakes...


it was fun.

we also checked out a lake house that is for sale. it is super awesome, but needs A LOT of work. we're thinking about it....

camping

we love to camp and finally had a free day and night. before it was booked with memorial day parties, we booked a camp site to make sure that we didn't loose the opportunity.
french creek state park was really beautiful and we loved it! the camping spots were nice and big, although not all of them were. some were in the midst of rocks, so the camping area was relatively small. we lucked out and got a nice, big camping spot.
we took moz along, and he loved it, although it meant that we couldn't go hiking. he wouldn't last for a long walk and we tried to leave him in the tent to see how he would react and he just tried to walk right through the walls and barked and whined. it was actually amusing.
dave made a kick ass beef stew.

while i watched.
then it stormed, which was pretty awesome. luckily the timing was perfect and it started after we ate dinner, and put all the stuff in the tent or car.

monday we woke up and had maple sausages and pancakes.

then took moz for a swim in the lake.


what a handsome devil.

summer is coming to an end

i love the summer, and hate to see it end, but there is nothing like the feeling of fall. the air is starting to feel fall-like already and i am looking forward to the cooler days and nights, sweaters, pumpkins, leaves (except raking), upcoming trips, and my favorite-apple dumplings. i'm hoping we get to go camping this fall, something we don't get to do often enough. last year we went to hickory run state park and had a great time, despite the slightly crappy weather and too crowded-and-not-enough-trees campsite. if you haven't ever been there you should go. there is a boulder field that is amazing to see, pictures really don't do it justice. it is a huge field of boulders (16.5 sq acres) that were brought to the area about 20,000 years ago, during the last ice age.



oh and this is how we roll, beef stew cooked over the fire in a cast iron dutch oven. it was delicious. (oh and i had nothing to do with it, it was all d.a., chef extraordinaire)

moz loves camping too, or so we think he does. he's content anywhere, so maybe he doesn't. haha. unfortunately he recently hurt his "good" back leg so he's a full time limper now. vet appointment is saturday, wish us luck.