Our first few hours there, we set up our camp, walked around a bit, and then cooked up some burgers and beans for dinner! By about 6 o'clock the temperature began dropping and it became cold quick! Kev made a great fire and we just enjoyed each others' company and talked. Our first night was a little scary because the camp was so empty and it was pretty breezy (making the tent flap around quite a bit), but we slept okay.
Wednesday morning woke us up to a warm, gorgeous day with bright blue skies! I cooked pancakes, eggs, and bacon while Kev made the much-needed coffee. Everything tasted delicious and fueled us for the great day! After reading our books for a little while, Kev and I went exploring near our camp. We found a great overlook where we could see all of the valley below as well as three of the four saints (San Tiago Peak, Mt. San Antonio, and Mt. San Gorgonio). I am quickly learning my mountains thanks to Kevin's patient reminders! Here are some pics from the overlook:
After returning to camp, we waited for our good friends the Baney's to arrive! We were so excited that they were able to visit us for a few hours at our lonely campsite! We talked, ate lunch, and watched their three adventurous boys explore. After Sam, Faith, the boys, and their dog Buttercup drove off back down the mountain, Kev and I decided to visit a nearby lake and head into town. Lake Fulmer was beautiful and the town was your typical small mountain town with confusing narrow streets and five parking spots in front of the general store. Here is a shot of Lake Fulmer:
Back at camp, we played a few games of Ticket to Ride then made dinner. Dinner consisted of burgers with grilled cucumber, carrots, and mushroom. This was our favorite dinner of the two nights. So good! After dinner, we played some card games (where I kicked Kev's butt at Speed several times!) and then we talked at the campfire again until bedtime. Funny story.. while sitting at the campfire and following a long pause in our conversation, Kev says, "Aw we've run out of things to talk about. What do we talk about now? I feel like we have talked about everything already." I just laughed and said we are already an old married couple. I don't know why the silence bothered him so much, but it was cute. That night we slept much better! We had neighbors on both sides at that point, so my city girl complex was a little more satisfied.
Thursday morning we woke up earlier so that we had time for breakfast and packing up before noon. For breakfast I made pancakes and eggs, but no bacon. I didn't want to deal with the splattering oil all over my clothes again. Then we packed up and left our quaint little campsite behind. I think Chai was the only happy one to be leaving. She doesn't handle the cold nights very well at all! She spent Wednesday night curled up by my stomach half the night and the other half curled up over my head! She was so tired by the time we left that she spent the car ride home sleeping instead of sticking her head out the window like she normally loves to do. On the way home, we stopped at a park where we could see Tahquitz:
We arrived home covered in layers of grime and dirt, but with great memories!
Here are some more pictures from our trip:
