Chuck and I made it to the Sawtooths camping trip a little late and left a little early and fake left in the middle because of how sick I was. But hey, we made it, and it was worth every horrible minute I spent at night shivering in pain in my tent. That was really the only unbearable part- not being able to sleep or doing anything else while I couldn't sleep. We started planning this trip while we were on the last on a year ago though, so there wasn't much in the end that was going to stop us from going in some way.
The first day we drove up there and set up our tent a lot of Chuck's family were gone on a short backpacking trip and were set to come back the next day so we enjoyed our time with who was there and biked around the area. We camped further than the lake but a campsite that qualified more of a "glamping" situation this time around (this worked perfectly for how tired both Chuck and I were at that point). We had designated tent sites and toilets that flushed.
The second day Charly and I drove up to Sun Valley and walked around the town as well as making a stop at the fish hatchery and some scenic overlooks. We bought a Huckleberry shake that we were told was "world famous" at a art gallery and between Chuck and I neither of us felt like finishing it. We have some pretty high standards for our huck shakes around here. Sun Valley really is a gorgeous and the town is lovely too though- lots of outdoorsey stores to browse through, used children toy shops, and nice vibes.
When we got back to camp we met everyone else over at the lakes and let Maycee and Koda splash around together in the freezing water, then it was back to camp where we had a nice family home evening and ate dinner.
The next day, while everyone got into the van to go on a day hike, Charles and I drove over to Stanley Lake/ the town. We stopped in at another art gallery and some boutique shops before heading over to a pizza joint where we probably ate some of the best pizza and breadsticks in our entire lives. Where last year the weather was hot and dry the whole time, this year the weather decided to be a drizzly dreary grey and seriously chilly...maybe that's why they tasted so freaking good. We drove back to camp making plans to play some pranks on everyone while they were still hiking only to find that the majority of the group had bailed because of the rain and were already back at camp huddled in Julian and Kevin's tent while playing charades. When the rest of everyone got back from the hike later on they were all pretty wet and more huddling was done by the campfire to stay warm.
Since the next day we would only be packing up to go home and the weather just wasn't all that great Chuck and I (and James and Chaely) decided to head home early after some more biking around the lake. As we drove back in the middle of the night we saw a couple of foxes, deer, and random animals by the road. I had to to pee so bad and kept holding it as Chuck promised the gas station he wanted to stop at was only 20 minutes away...long story short I ended up peeing an hour later in front of a church on the side of the road. Another hour later while driving 25mph through Arco a dog ran into our car and another long story short is that our deductible is now met for the year.
When we finally got home at 2am we crawled into our beds covered in campfire smoke and dirt and basically passed out. So definitely worth it all, though.
Also, Chuck when driving back from Stanley: "Stanley is for people from Idaho, and Sun Valley is for people from the rest of the world."
^There was a time when Koda got back from hiking and went into the tent for a a while where it nearly killed Maycee. She just hung out until he came back to play.^
^Peach cobbler pie in the making.^
^These photos are going from the end of the trip forwards basically (whoops), but I do have to point out that photography has been seriously healthy for my brain because it captures everything lovely that happens with difficult weather.^
^A quick fly fishing session with his dad.^
^I'll spare you the rest of the fish hatchery pictures.^
The End.
(Unless I get around to posting the photos I took on film.)
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