Camping at Granite Lake

This summer our family camping trip was to Granite Lake. We left on Thursday morning and came home on Saturday afternoon.
Thursday : We set up camp and then went down to the lake to see the sights and let Bailee play in the water. We didn't actually think that she would get in though. It was breezy and the weather had been fairly cool all week, so we were pretty sure that the water would be cold. But that didn't stop Bailee. After a week in California swimming at Uncle Dale and Aunt Pam's she jumped right in! It was short lived, I think that the cold water took her breath away and she got out only to jump back in minutes later. While we were at the lake we enjoyed the beautiful scenery and Bailee had fun throwing rocks in to make a big splash. After that we headed back to camp for dinner and bed time. We borrowed my mom's space heater for the tent and we were sure glad that we did because it was cold at night.
Friday: We made breakfast and lunch and then headed out on a hike. There wasn't a great trail so we had to go across country for part of the way. We had to trust that the GPS was taking us in the right direction. We made it to the lake (it was nameless) and stopped for lunch. Bailee was eager to do some fishing so we let her practice casting. Then we headed back. On our way around the lake we found some frogs we caught 3 and put them in a water bottle and took them back to camp. Once we got back on the jeep trail Bailee ran most of the way back. She is so funny. The res t of the day we hung out around camp and at Granite Lake. While we were on a walk we saw a Doe not to far from our campsite. Each night we played Memory in the tent before we got into bed. With the heater it was a good way to keep warm and keep Bailee occupied.
Saturday: We had breakfast and then cleaned up camp. Bailee and I went to let the frogs go at the lake while Matt loaded up the car. It seems to be our tradition when we come up to these mountains that we need a jump at some time on the trip. Matt discovered that the car wouldn't start and had to go find someone to give us a jump. It is unfortunate, but I think we are starting to find it humorous. After we got the car started we finished packing up and then headed out. We stopped a beautiful little meadow and did a little more frog hunting. We caught two or three big frogs while we were there and then continued on our trip home. We stopped in Cascade for lunch at a cute little restaurant, we had some yummy food and ate way to much.
We always have a great time on our camping trips. We love spending time together as a family away from all of the day to day
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