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September 01, 2008
We're ba-ack
I'd hoped, by picking a famously dark campground on the only moonless weekend of the summer, to glimpse thousands of stars. I didn't count on the clouds. It rained, it was cold, and during gaps in the chilly wet the trees were tall and blocked most of the sky from overhead. It was cold and cloudy last year when Ben and I hoped to see dark skies from camp grounds, too.
So next time when stars are the goal I think we'll head east of the Cascade Mountains.
But. But it was beautiful. The air was clean and green. Ben coaxed a fire from scavenged wood. With friends we hiked nearly 8 miles. We saw steam rising from a scalding spring. We toasted smores, cooked dinner in the camp fire, brewed coffee in the morning. I'm glad we went.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at September 1, 2008 08:40 PM