camping in Maplewood

you'll never believe it... but I went camping!

in a tent!

for 2 nights!

for the first time in 12 years!

there were cyotes howling, owls hooting, acorns falling on our tent constantly, and loons calling... ALL night long! PLUS: I had a horrible cold and it was FA-REEZING at night.

But, despite all of those things...

I had fun!

I might even do it again next year... :)

here are some of my favorite pictures:

roughing it:

our 2 bedroom tent:

our campsite was right on the lake!

view from our campsite:

pictures from our hike(there's a lot!):

Jeffrey's caterpillar(he was dead):

lilypads

animal hole/home:

cool fungi:

bee close-up:

lilypad close-up

hiking:

my 2nd time wearing my new tennis shoes that I bought a year ago(both times were for hikes):

spider web:

beaver lodge:

to be continued in next post...