We're home!

We made it! I'll catch up a bit on the last couple days...

Friday, we arrived at Crater Lake at around 10:30, set up camp and tried (unsuccessfully) to put Abby to bed. She ended up snuggling with Mike in his sleeping bag (mine is a mummy bag and doesn't fit more than barely me). I don't think that either of them slept too well!

Saturday

• We loved driving around the rim of Crater Lake. It is beautiful with such a nice blue hue.
• We went on a ranger led hike into a beautiful canyon
• Abby successfully slept in her sleeping bag:)
• We visited the Visitor's Center and I read a display on the CCC during the New Deal. It is interesting to think that we likely wouldn't have the roads, trails and other infrastructure in our beautiful parks and forests without the efforts of these programs and young people who participated in them.
  

Sunday

• We took down camp and drove to church in Klamath Falls - on this trip especially I have been reminded what a blessing it is to be able to visit congregations around the world and to instantly feel at home (both the Newport and Klamath Falls Wards were very welcoming and enjoyable)
• We drove to Winnemucca to begin the journey home
  
• We saw wild donkeys on the way
• Sometime along the way we finished listening to New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - entertaining listen
  

Monday

• We drove some more, listening to Eclipse - now that we're home we'll have to find 11 or so hours in a car (or by a CD player) to finish it off!

We had a great time on our trip and are especially grateful to Mike's parents for the gorgeous beach house we were able to stay in for the week! Here is the view we got to look out each day. Can you tell that's the ocean outside the window?