We loaded up the car (and the car topper) with camp gear and headed out for a night in the park. The drive there was short and sweet except for some traffic in Stillwater and getting slightly lost trying to find the entrance.
We set up camp. The kids got used to being at the campsite. H helped set up the tents. Jordy was a banana because he was tied up. We grilled dinner, started a campfire, went for a walk, searched for chipmunks. Then came the best part: s'mores!
The kids slept in their own tent with their own flashlight, which was whirly-gigging around until WAY too late at night. They also woke up WAY too early in the morning and both climbed in our tent.
The plan for Saturday was to hike down to the river & Lake Alice, swim, and head home. We packed up camp after breakfast, then loaded up for our 3 mile hike. We stopped in the nature center before heading out, consulted a map, and checked out the MN wildlife exhibit.
We took a wrong turn on the hike, but still discovered milkweed, a frog, pine cones, lots of sticks, and grasshoppers. Instead of hiking down to the water, we drove. I walked along the river for a bit with Jordy while T and the kids swam in Lake Alice.
We headed back towards home with a lunch stop in Stillwater at the Water Street Inn.
After arriving home, we unpacked, cleaned up and crashed.
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