Mogollon Rim

When I was younger my dad would always take me camping.  He would come home from work and say, "Barb, I'm going camping with Lindsay." He would gather his things and we would go for an overnight campout.  I always had such a great time.  Usually we would not have a plan as to where we were going, but one camp spot we did visit more often was near Young, AZ.  A campground called Canyon Creek.  The most memorable part is that the road crosses the river. 

So this summer we decided to go camping with the Wilsons, and Mitchells when they arrived.  

Here is Kate and Picco.

We arrived late at night.  After setting up our tents and making a small fire we sat and played guess the prophet game.  It was a great evening.  It the morning the kids went off exploring.  The kids were good at staying together, but we decided Daniel should go with them.  That was a great idea.  The kids got to see a lot and we got the campsite cleaned up.

Aaron was the last to get up.  He always needs his beauty sleep.

Seth was up and helping all around.  I think he feels at home camping.  Seth helped take down the tents, clean up and cook breakfast. 

Here is Lu's breakfast!

This is the whole camping gang.

After we got packed up we headed to the creek to play in the water and then we decided to go see the fish hatchery.

 

This is the famous Road I remember from my childhood.  I loved driving thru the creek.

The boys went way up the river looking for a bunch of somethings.  The water was quite cold!  It took some getting used to.  Kate and I stay with the younger kids hopping rocks near the road.  I love hoping rocks.  I could do it for hours.