Oregon Camping 2019

For the 10th time, we met our friends the Pilons for a summer camping trip.  This time we chose Prineville Reservoir just outside of Prineville, OR.  This turned out to be a great choice as the weather, campground, and lake combined to offer a great camping experience!  We arrived on Friday after a lunch in John Day at the Outpost Pizza Pub & Grill and quickly set up camp.  Despite not seeing each other for two years, our girls hit it off immediately with Cecelia (10) and Mallory (7) and they were quickly playing in the tents and exploring the woods near our sites.  We had a great night making smores around the campfire and enjoying each other's company!

On Saturday we woke up early (thank you to the chattering birds!) and enjoyed a nice breakfast.  I went on a short kayak trip and hike to the nearby island while the girls watched a ranger presentation about hiking safety for kids.  The camp host and Park Rangers had an amazing amount of activities for the kids to do all weekend, which was fantastic! Afterwards, we met up on the beach, where the girls went swimming for several hours.  They had a great time other than Claire getting a fish hook in her foot.  Luckily it was easily removed and she recovered after 30 minutes or so.  After swimming, we had a relaxing evening until Nora crashed her scooter in the evening.  Despite injuries to her head, lip, both elbows, and a knee, she recovered quickly and was cracking jokes about "Knee-asporin".  But it was an early bedtime for the kids after a busy day filled with injuries!

Sunday was our day to depart and we had an uneventful drive home.  We stopped in Burns for a late lunch and let the kids play at an old-school playground in nearby Hines.  They had a great time and it was a great end to a great weekend!

Oregon Camping 2019 Photos!