We were supposed to go camping this past weekend at the Oak Fork campground on Timothy Lake, near Mt. Hood, with some friends. Cuong was running a 50-mile race and the rest of us were moral support. But then the weather forecast was awful - cold and raining throughout Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - and we decided not to go. I was pretty bummed out about it and so was Liesl, and so we decided to make a (very long) day trip instead.
We got the car ready on Friday night - woke up at 6 on Saturday, ate oatmeal and got dressed, and drove up to the mountain. It turned out to be a gloriously beautiful day - we hung out with Anne and Camille (and their neighbor friend Emma, whose dad was running in the race with Cuong), walked along some lovely trails around the lake, and cheered on Cuong as he crossed the finish line.
Fields of wildflowers along the Pacific Crest Trail.
Cuong coming across the finish line - 50 miles! He ran it in 7hrs, 48mins, coming in 11th out of the field of 150 runners.
We spent the late afternoon around the campsite. The girls played in the
forest and inside the tent, we built a fire and roasted marshmallows to
make s'mores, and drank hot chocolate. Liesl was satisfied. After dinner, we packed up for
the long drive home - tired, but happy to have had a forest adventure and spent the day with our friends.
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