Timothy Lake camping

After a weekend soccer tournament (which her team once again won, leaving them 3 for 3 in summer championships), Liesl and I left on Monday afternoon for our final summer adventure -- camping at Timothy Lake on Mt Hood for 2 days, with her bestie Ella. It was touch and go whether or not we would go, because wildfire smoke had blown in from WA and BC and choked the air on Sunday. But the forecast was for winds to arrive and blow it away by Monday night, and we were all really excited to go, so we decided to take a chance and drive up.

We arrived at 5:15, just in time to set up our tent, chairs, kitchen, and hammock, and eat dinner. We got swarmed by some yellowjackets who were after our mac and cheese and chicken, so we retreated to eat inside the tent. Jasper did not approve, and sat longingly outside.

 

 

After dinner we walked down to the lake and admired the view -- slightly hazy, but pretty good -- and then walked around the lake trail for a little ways. The girls danced... they danced all the time, making up dances, rehearsing dances, recording their dances. It was fairly entertaining.

 

 

Tuesday dawned early, as it always does on camping trips. It was chilly but absolutely clear -- no smoke! I ran the lake trail with Jasper, around to the dam and back, while the girls went exploring on the big rockfall. I finished my run by finding them.

 

 

My view, mid-run.