Camping Out

 


Graham, Kendra and their family came down for the Labor Day weekend. We camped with  them at Lake Canyon along the Skyline Drive.  It is very high - nearly 10,000 ft. elevation.  As she mentioned in her last post, Kathy got altitude sickness and couldn't stay at that elevation,  She returned to Mount Pleasant to sleep, but came up during the afternoon and evening to enjoy explorations and campfirres.






Grandchildren are the best.  They had a great time biking, kayaking and just playing in the dirt.  It was very dry and dusty.  We haven't had rain for many weeks.  But it was beautiful.

Moon Set

The hillside above our camp

The night skies were fabulous.  We brought a telescope, and we were able to clearly see Jupiter with his moons and Saturn with her rings, as well as fabulous Milky Way vistas that dominated the nights.



Jupiter is the bright planet in the middle left. Saturn further left.

Now time for a little rant - The Skyline Drive area is one of the most beautiful areas I have ever visited.  But there are probably better times to see it than Labor Day weekend.  Virtually every spot flat enough to hold a trailer or RV was  filled.  There were 4 wheelers and ATVs everywhere.  

Typical scene - yes, really

The first night we were there, at 11:00 pm I walked over to the group camped next to us and asked them to turn off their generator, which sounded like it had no  muffler at all.  A woman told me "You must live in the city.  If you were from the country, you would know that people use generators. Generators are part of camping.  If you want it quiet, you should stay in the city."  Well, OK, that's a new perspective.

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