refreshed

a nice long weekend of campfire and climbing. it was great! it was the first time this season we made it up to Rumney, and the weather was just perfect. i've attached a few photos.



the campsite, however, was weird-- typically when we go to Rumney we just make it a day trip (it is a 2 hr drive) but this time we decided to stay for 2 nights/3 days-- let me just recommend, though, that if you're considering staying at a campsite that advertises it has sites for camping AND RVs, don't do it. it was like stepping into another universe. last night we went out for dinner and when we came back it was extremely difficult to maneuver the car in and around the GIANT bonfire practically in the road, and the hundred or so people sitting in chairs ready for the fireworks. the fireworks were also terrifying-- the first one went off too early or something and basically landed on the pool deck, though it looked like it was headed our way! we also ran into some weird signs on the campsite-- the first night we saw a small building that said "showers" so we went for it-- the sign in the shower room said "warm water showers only"... which was actually a bit of an exaggeration: the water was cold. i actually almost got sick that night because my hair wouldn't dry, and i couldn't get my core temperature up. saturday we found the hot showers-- apparently the first showers we found were the pool showers?!?! this place was fake fancy. here is our campsite right when we arrived... before we really realized how crazy the place was. note the pop-up camper behind dan is actually another campsite-- they really pack 'em in.