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| Trask River, Tillamook State Forest |
Have you ever gone camping somewhere without a campground? It's
pretty magical actually. A lot less people. Just your family and nature.
I grew up camping on beaches at a lake where you had to drive to a real
bathroom or shower or pavement of any kind. You were lucky if there was
an outhouse nearby that wasn't swarming with bees. So this wasn't
totally new territory for me, but it had been a long time. I'd forgotten
how hard it is to squat and pee and not get it all over your pants or
shoes. Can you imagine how much stronger our legs would be if we always
had to do that? Yeah I'm sure you're happy about that visual. Just wait, there's more.
It's pretty sad how easily we get scared over
wildlife when we're not used to being far away from civilization. I was
awake much of the night (which is normal for camping it seems). But this
time, I kept wondering if there were any mountain lions or bears in the
area that could smell me menstruating and were going to come and attack
us. I kept telling myself to stop being ridiculous, but regardless, I
will definitely plan our next camping trip at a different time of the
month.
After I relaxed about being eaten, I had a great
time. The kids had a blast as well. We've decided it's important to take them places like this is much as possible, because who knows how long it will exist. Even here with all us crazy hippies fighting to keep our trees, you still see a ton of clear-cut forests. So we will be back soon, with the fishing poles that we forgot this
trip, and with any friends who are interested in joining us!
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| You can see our "campsite" through the trees there on the left |
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| Boys enjoying climbing on the rocks |
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| Water was perfect... cool and clear |
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| View from one of the roads on the way home |
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| The view didn't suck |
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