Real Camping

We have taken the plunge into full camping mode at Glacier National Park.  Yesterday at noon we arrived to perhaps the prettiest of any campgrounds we have been to.  The pines are towering and the aspens and yellow maples surround us with golden glory.



We got here late morning yesterday, the temperature was in mid-60's and rose into the 70's.  We decided on pitching the tent and go full throttle into camping for 2 nights.  We unpacked the camping gear and began cooking over the campfire.  Homemade bread in the dutch oven last night and egg and sausage caserole this morning.  Just wish we had friends and family here to enjoy it with us.  Alan, ever dubious about my cooking experimentation, was duly impressed.  He reminds me that I left out one ingredient in a 3-ingredient recipe, but I remembered half way through the rising time and added my salt then.  The bread may have been a bit saltier on the crust (pretzel bread maybe) but it made it even yummier.  I think Svetlana's recipe is fool-proof.  Just what I need.







Temperatures were in the 30's last night and I chased Alan around the sleeping pad seeking his warmth.  He was a good sport, but did comment on the empty half of the bed this morning.  We slept well but will keep our clothes for tomorrow toasty warm in the sleeping bag so that we won't be putting on frozen jeans again.  

By 10:00 AM, we were on the golf course playing golf and by noon were down to our bottom layer of clothing.  A truly gorgeous day.





Off for the bike trails.  Tomorrow we see Glaciers, mountain goats and bighorn sheep.  

Comments

  1. Jessica KreitzerSeptember 30, 2017 at 4:25 AM

    I will happily go camping with you any time. I find the cooking the hardest part, but you seem to have a knack for cooking over a fire. That bread looks amazing. Not sure I want to go camping where the temperature ranges from 70 in the day to 30's at night. That might put me over the edge, though. 😄

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  2. UnknownOctober 1, 2017 at 11:59 AM

    I'm impressed with your culinary camping skills!

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  3. CarolOctober 2, 2017 at 4:56 PM

    I think Dutch Oven cooking is right up my alley--throw everything in together and let it cook. No measuring and no correct order. Plus, usually we are super hungry from hiking and biking or whatever and ANYTHING tastes good. Alan, is ALWAYS dubious that it will turn out so even moderately fit to eat surprises and satisfies him. I really do wish for more people to help eat it. Putting another visit to Acadia back on the family calendar.

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