How I Spent My Mini-Vacation

[blairmacg]

First, you should know two things.

One: I brought far more stuff for writing than I could ever hope to get through, but I wanted to make sure I had every possible thing I might want to read or reference or re-write or make notes about--just in case.

Two: I forgot to bring the majority of my food.

Priorities!

Not that I starved, mind you. I had a couple boxed soups, some fruit, snacks, and coffee. And I did manage to remember Gambit's food, so we did all right.

Writing progress will be in another post. This one is for pictures.



This was my campsite view:



And here's the dog with "more tongue than face" while thoroughly enjoying hiking. We didn't go nearly as far as I wanted, alas, but it was a nice hike anyway.



Then last night's sunset and darkening sky...

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

From the sight of those pictures, you two had a lovely time!

[blairmacg.livejournal.com]

We really did, for the most part. The parts that weren't wonderful sound, in retrospect, like me just being grumpy. :)

[thanate.livejournal.com]

One always forgets something...

Looks lovely-- hope you had a marvelous time.

[blairmacg.livejournal.com]

Of all the things to forget, the food was probably the best choice. :) I'm just glad I had enough to get by so I didn't have to risk confining Gambit to the tent while I foraged at the tent-sized "camp store" for expired marshmallows and overpriced Spam.

(I considered it, but knowing how Gambit once rolled his dog crate around the house like a hamster-ball...)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you made out all right despite lack of food! Your photos, especially the pink-sky one, are beautiful.

[blairmacg.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've been trying to get better about taking pictures over the past year or so and, in the process, trying to get better AT taking pictures. :)

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

Now, that looks like the life! And Gambit looks quite happy, too.

Was it warm where you were?

[blairmacg.livejournal.com]

The weather couldn't have been more perfect -- upper 70s/low 80s during the day, upper 50s overnight. Even better, the incredibly cool summer meant there were hardly any mosquitoes!