shirt: old navy // shorts: thrifted // shoes: target
Just a quick little post featuring my outfit from day two of our latest camping trip. My little sister snapped these photos of me during lunch. It was seriously the nicest weekend in the world to go camping. Last year it was cold and rainy, but this year the sun was shining, there were hardly any mosquitos, there was a freezing lake to cool off in (in five second intervals, but still) ... I even got sunburned! I can't wait to share with you guys more photos from this trip, because I am pretty sure this is now officially my favorite camping spot.
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"The Russian River is a 13-mile-long (21 km) river on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows northward from Upper Russian Lake in the Kenai Mountains through Lower Russian Lake, draining into the Kenai River at the town of Cooper Landing. The native Denaina people called this river Chunuk'tnu.
Like the Kenai, the Russian River is famous for its fishing, especially for salmon. There are two runs of sockeye salmon each year, in mid-June and mid-July, and a run of silver salmon in August." (from Wikipedia)
Last weekend my family went camping at the Russian River. Regardless of potential creepers, I want to share the specific places we go camping this year for you all who are curious about Alaska. The Russian River is definitely one of the prettiest campgrounds we've been to (but then again, they're all really pretty). Surprisingly there weren't many people on this memorial day weekend, which was just fine for us. When the salmon come in though, the area is swarming with people and animals looking to catch a fish. Salmon is a major market here in Alaska, so there are always commercial and noncommercial fishermen around. My parents love to fish, and always after their excursions the house smells of smoking salmon about to be canned or cooked. Mmm, love me some Salmon! The Russian river is one of the major rivers where people fish.
One of my most favorite things about camping in general has got to be the food. There's just something about cooking eggs, bacon, and bread over a fire and turning it into a sandwich that makes the taste unlike any other. And of course camping isn't complete without hamburgers, hotdogs, and smores.
This weekend in particular, the weather was so nice and warm. Of course the temperatures dropped down to about 30 degrees at night, and it's in moments like that that I'm glad I have my dad's military sleeping bag. That thing keeps me toasty. The Russian River is pretty inland, so the temperatures are more mild than campgrounds near the ocean. There are mountains on both sides so there's minimal wind, which is always nice. All around Alaska there are tons of hiking spots, so on the full day that we were there, we hiked to the falls, which I will share a photo of tomorrow in the "creative pictures" part of this camping weekend.
My dad, my mom, myself, William, Nicholas, Moriah.
Speaking of camping, that's where I am right now! (Thank goodness for scheduled posts, haha). I'm guessing every weekend will end up being a camping weekend on the blog, so hopefully you guys enjoyed it!
Have a fantastic day. :)
This past weekend my family went camping with our church. It ended up being fun despite us being cold ninety percent of the time. My youth pastor let us play with his fancy head gear camera (for the moment the name of it escapes me ... blarg) and it was a ton of fun to wear.
The second day we were there, people put together canoe and kayak races so nearly everyone took to the water. Though I really love kayaking, I opted to stay back and take photos of random people instead of kayaking with random people.
Like I said in a previous post, this was one of my favorite camping spots. Last year when we went, we went on two hikes and walked along the beach more and just took in the beauty of nature. This time around, we didn't do as much, probably because my mom is still in a sling from her shoulder surgery, but that was just fine with me. I'm all for doing as little physical activity as possible. Wink! (p.s. if you're a mom, you should click on that link--my mom has her own blog too!)
Ahahaha I hope that even though you guys don't necessarily know these people that these photos still make you laugh. I know I'm laughing!
Our next camping trip is scheduled in a couple of weeks, so be prepared for more photos of people who haven't showered in days. Oh yes, I know you're excited about that. In the meantime, have a great day!
