After a great Christmas, we decided that there is no better way to ring in the New Year than camping! Lucky for us, not everyone agrees and the campground (at least the one we decided on) was not completely full.
We spent just one night, much to O's disappointment, at Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Lagunitas. It is a nice park nestled in a Redwood grove. We actually could have had a cabin with a stove in it, but our little camper insisted on the tent!
The spot we chose was right along the river bank, and had a very cool ring of Redwoods and roots that O dubbed as his "play area".
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| Climbing in the play area |
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| Under the roots of the tree. |
It was actually pretty cold that night, or at least cold for camping. Our campsite neighbor told us that when he got up to use the restroom in the middle of the night, the temperature was around 30. Not so bad when you are inside, but pretty chilly in a tent!
Luckily, we were prepared and well bundled - especially the little guy. He was so snug and warm that he did not wake up once all night. I cannot say the same, although the only part of me that was cold was my face.
Here he is happy in the morning!
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| Happy New Year! |
Once he spotted this hole up in the cliff, he was determined to climb up to it...
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| climbing... |
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| and climbing... |
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| He almost made it, with a little help. |
After getting almost all the way there, O decided to come down the easier way...
It was such a lovely day. While we were at the beach, the skies went from clear blue to fogged-in gray.
Right before starting the uphill treck back to the car, O decided to bury me in the sand. I am not sure why he was so gleeful about covering me in sand, but he sure did enjoy it!
We were really proud of him, he walked the whole way back up the hill by himself. He gets stronger and better at hiking every time we go. He was proud of himself, too, when he saw that we were back at the parking lot and he never had to be carried.
What a great way to start the new year.
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