Camping for Mike's 70th Birthday

We just got back from a fun, fun weekend camping at Lake Lanier Islands with all of the kids.  We camped at Shoal Creek campground, and Pam organized us getting three sites all together, and it was a blast.

We got to try out our new motorcycle camper, and it worked great.  The only downside is having to get dressed to hike to the bathroom in the middle of the night.  Oh well, I got more exercise this weekend hiking to the potty than I have all summer.  :-)

We're going to make this an annual tradition. 

Getting ready to leave Leisure Acres on Friday

Our campsite - isn't it cute?

Neil and Pam's campsite

All the kids on the motorcycles

Olivia wants to drive!

Katie and Mike's campsite.  Pam brought the port-a-potty for the kids

Chase and Olivia drawing

Pam and Neil with Pam's brother and his family

Saturday Morning

Chili dinner on Saturday night

Mike with the kids on his 70th birthday

Leaving Hart Ranch

Today we left Hart Ranch - heading to Georgia.  We have the new little pop-up camper towed behind the fifth wheel - luckily we have a camera so that we can keep an eye on it.  If it fell off, we'd never know it!!

It's too long for most states, and illegal in other states. (Mike will have to unload the bike and pull it in those states).

We can't wait to start camping in it!!!

We can't believe that summer went so fast.   We're looking forward to our fall/winter and squeezing all the grand kids.

More later.

Angie and Scott in the Black Hills

We just had a great week with Angie and Scott.  They flew in to Rapid last Wednesday, and just left yesterday.  Luckily we had some nice weather at the start of the week and got all of the outdoor stuff done first.

We had a blast, and did some of the same things with Angie and Scott that we had done with Nate back in 2008.

Angie and Scott at Mt. Rushmore

 

 

Us with Nate in the same spot in 2008

Angie got to ride Iron Mountain Road and Needles Highway with Mike on the Goldwing.   Scott and I followed in the truck.  The weather was perfect.

On Friday, we went to the Buffalo roundup at Custer State Park.  We stayed into the afternoon to watch the sorting, vaccinating and branding.

We went to Devil's Tower, too.

Sunrise at the Roundup

Buffalo Roundup

Angie and Scott in Sturgis - before Neil and Pam!

On the way to Devil's Tower

Close Encounters

 

 

Close Encounters with Nate in 2008

We also got to go to the Wild Horse Sanctuary

Angie taking pictures of the Cheyenne River

Angie with the Spanish Mustangs

We went and had lunch at the Loud American in Sturgis (one of our favorite places), we went to Lead and Deadwood (Angie got pictures of the gate at the Sanford Lab - where they're trying to find Neutrinos).   We also went and walked around downtown Rapid City - which has a very charming down town.  

It was a great week - we had so much fun.   We head out on Sunday - and will be heading to Georgia.

More later!