I had the opportunity to go camping in December in California. We went camping to Hoagies which is in the Angeles National Forest. It was beautiful weather, the temp was in the 60's today and in the 40's last night. I packed for a cold night but it never got cold at all.
Hoagies is a camp site which is 2 miles outside of Chantry Flats. It is at 2,400 feet alongside a nice little creek. The water in the creek was running fast because of the recent rainfall we have had. We went in at 4:30 in the evening by the time we reached the camp it was dark out. The camp site is in a little valley so it was really dark at the camp because of all the trees. When we went out of the camp back to Chantry Flats we took the Upper Winter Creek Trail which is 3 miles back. The initial part of the trail is a 400 foot elevation gain from 2,400 to 2,800 feet but after that initial gain the trail levels out and then drops 400 feet to Chantry.
It was a real nice week-end spending time with my 2 oldest sons and their Scout troop in the forest. They were able to work on a service project while at Hoagies.
Camping and backpacking provides a great opportunity to spend quality and quantity time with your family. You should give it a try!
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Re: Winter Season
Well, I last posted about it being the Advent Season but I have found out recently about another season which is upon us: the Flu Season!
With 9 children it can be a pretty lengthy affair but thankfully so far only 3 children have gotten sick. These 3 children have gotten sick on 2 different days though and during the middle of the night so it doesn't give much time for rest during this very busy season.
We are reading a very good devotional book for children for Advent called Jotham's Journey. Last year we read Bartholamew's Passage. Both of these books are about a young boy living during the time of Jesus who becomes involved in the birth of Jesus. They are both very good books which tell about the spiritual journey of these 2 young boys.
Kathy, I received your post, can you give me your full blog address so I can read your blog?
I did have a very difficult evening last Sunday night watching the Broncos lose to the Raiders. It was even more difficult the next morning when I had to go to work to face all of the Raider fans. Now, I have to wait and watch the game this Sunday when the Broncos play the chargers, or listen to the game since I will be traveling all over LA on Sunday. Hopefully the Broncos will win because if they don't they will have a hard time getting into the playoffs.
Go, Broncos!
With 9 children it can be a pretty lengthy affair but thankfully so far only 3 children have gotten sick. These 3 children have gotten sick on 2 different days though and during the middle of the night so it doesn't give much time for rest during this very busy season.
We are reading a very good devotional book for children for Advent called Jotham's Journey. Last year we read Bartholamew's Passage. Both of these books are about a young boy living during the time of Jesus who becomes involved in the birth of Jesus. They are both very good books which tell about the spiritual journey of these 2 young boys.
Kathy, I received your post, can you give me your full blog address so I can read your blog?
I did have a very difficult evening last Sunday night watching the Broncos lose to the Raiders. It was even more difficult the next morning when I had to go to work to face all of the Raider fans. Now, I have to wait and watch the game this Sunday when the Broncos play the chargers, or listen to the game since I will be traveling all over LA on Sunday. Hopefully the Broncos will win because if they don't they will have a hard time getting into the playoffs.
Go, Broncos!
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