Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The great outdoors


Five families.  Nine adults.  Nine kids.  Gloves.  Hats.  Coats.  Hot chocolate.  A beer or two.

Enough food to feed an army.



Spectacular views.

Freezing temperatures.



Barking dogs.  Tree climbing children.  Food cooking and dish washin' parents.




Hiking trails.  Red, yellow and orange.



Sunrise on the opposite site of camp.


Elk.  Rutting season.  Bugling.


Hoot owls.  Yellow jackets.



Caravanning.  Discussing fire and wood.  And deer skin quilts.  Laughing.  Teasing.  Harmonica playing.  Flame staring.  Coffee drinking.  Bacon eating.  Lounging.  
Dairy Queen.

-dana

19 comments:

  1. JeanetteOctober 19, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    Really great post, thanks for sharing!

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  2. evaOctober 19, 2010 at 10:49 AM

    who is the dairy "queen"??

    great "i like's"

    xo
    eva

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  3. TeresaOctober 19, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    very cool. Good thing for your fam they had a quilter staying in their tent, Im sure they were plenty warm enough.

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  4. TrishOctober 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    Great photos... The views are spectacular too!!

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  5. JenOctober 19, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    I love camping! Looks and sounds like you had a wonderful time!

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  6. AnnieOOctober 19, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    Gorgeous! And sounds like loads of fun was had.

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  7. TrudiOctober 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM

    LOL "enough food to feed an army" ... well, 9 adults and 9 kiddo's - doesn't that constitute a small army! Great time! Thanks for sharing with us :)

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  8. AnonymousOctober 19, 2010 at 12:03 PM

    Priceless!

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  9. SandraOctober 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    Beautiful photos! Almost like being there...well not really but the photos are beautiful. Looks like you had a wonderful trip:)

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  10. TracyOctober 19, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    Beautiful! Were you in Cataloochee?

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  11. ShortyOctober 19, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    Such beautiful pictures! And the smile on your daughter's face says it all... perfect memories.

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  12. ElissaOctober 19, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    mmmmm.. bacon.

    next time, i'm coming :-)

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  13. ShannonOctober 19, 2010 at 6:43 PM

    Wonderful times!!

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  14. dwhiteOctober 19, 2010 at 10:29 PM

    Love the panoramic view. Very cool.

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  15. AnonymousOctober 20, 2010 at 9:11 AM

    Aha - finally someone else who believes quilts are appropriate camping bedding!! Great pics ;)

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  16. RennaOctober 20, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    What a fabulous sounding trip, and what fantastic memories for Boo & Liscious to carry through their lifetimes.

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  17. COFFEE & MORPHINEOctober 21, 2010 at 4:37 PM

    I love camping!! Fire, laughing, hot cocoa, coffee, food, etc.

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  18. heathOctober 21, 2010 at 8:55 PM

    Need, No, NEED! explantion of "deer skin quilts". Is it a resemblence thing, or a description of the material used?!?!?!? Like a buffalo robe?

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  19. AnonymousOctober 26, 2010 at 12:14 PM

    Beautiful! Looks like the Smoky Mountains! could it be?!

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