good friends and good times

Firstly i would like to extend my thoughts and prayers to those affected by May 24th tornadoes that devastated large areas of Oklahoma, many places where i know people through camp. It was my first severe weather warning and I didn't hesitate to take cover at OU geo lab, during the storm I kept Alex updated and asked him if he was still sure about the move to Oklahoma and he said yes.

Wednesday we packed the cars and headed to Mt Scott for a two night camping trip and the weather could not have been any more different from the day before, it was crisp with a clear blue sky.

One of the many Dams, one of my favorite spots was here

We drove down to the site, set up the tents, had a bit of a catch up, before heading to one of my favorite restaurant - Meers, which is in a ghost town that used to be big during the gold rush, now all that is left is the restaurant.

Thursday after breakfast we got to go hiking and came face to face with longhorns and other wildlife.

Me, Jazz, Camo, Giggles and ET

Indian Paintbrush

The trail was covered in Indian Paintbrushes, a flower I had never seen before. Later on in the day Three more people joined the trip, we met them at the Holy City (this is the one place i have found that makes even religion tacky but its always a fun trip).

In my eyes there is nothing that beats outside cooking expect a camp fire, and lucky for us the burn ban had been lifted so we were able to hang out round the fire, talking, listening to the wildlife around us and seeing the stars.

The final crew in the yacht

This tent is meant for 6 people but we managed to fit 8 of us in there so we could hang out without being eaten by everything.

The trip was good fun, and a chance for us to all catch up as we don't get to see each other much. I remembered just how much these girls mean to me and how much I love being outside :) It has gotten me in the mood for Resident camp which starts this week.

On Friday we broke down camp and took some more time to explore before heading our separate ways, I think we should do this again soon :)

Driving home brought back the realtity of the torrandoes on Tuesday.