September 4, 2023

 Good Labor Day camping trip with the Kings. I loved spending 3 nights in Fruita. Deer by day and stars at night. Add in some trails, orchards, a barn, and pie and you’ve got my kind of weekend! We had to deal with rain and mud but it was worth it. Unfortunately Darren’s foot decided to give him trouble and hurt all weekend long. 

Deer in morning, stars at night. Trails, apples, games, pie, cinnamon roll fighting, camp chair sitting, drawing, laughing, and getting rained on.  Some thoughts:

It’s hard to roast hot dogs when it’s raining. We tried but mostly just got really wet. Don’t forget Rylie’s poor hot dog abandoned at the fire pit. 

The rain came down hard and brought mud. It also brought a lightning too close for comfort. 

Hickman Bridge hike is classic. Great memory doing this with the kids. Cam and Tanner had me laughing on both hikes. Trail X. 

Panorama Point for sunset is lit. 

Having someone drop you off at the trailhead is fabulous. No fighting for parking on Labor Day weekend. 

Cohab Canyon is a good Capitol Reef intro hike. 

Cassidy Arch with a Cassidy was cool. Loved this hike too. Especially enjoyed chilling at the arch since we knew we had plenty of time. It was not as crowded as I thought it would be. 

Kelly came though with zucchini bread. 

All the tents stayed dry through the rain. Wahoo! We had three tents the kids set up all by themselves. 

Yellow apples in the orchard were the best ones. Great to take on a hike or eat in the campground. 

Deer are fascinating to watch. 

Site 31 in loop B was great. Would get again. 

Gifford pie was amazing. We may have spent $100 on pie and cinnamon rolls between all of us. 

Apple pie was the favorite unless you’re under 20 and then cinnamon rolls were the favorite. There may have been a little fighting for the most bites. 

I love it when Sadie sketches at a campground. 

The barn always looks good. 

Feeding the horses is fine until you notice the don’t feed the horses sign. Cam was so funny feeding them. 

Five Crowns can be played anywhere, including campgrounds.