2 posts tagged “camping”

About two weeks ago, we had a guys weekend.  I think we were all needing this for various reasons. We chose Fall Creek Falls State Park in middle Tn.  I hadn't been camping in a couple of decades so this venture required several enjoyable trips to many local sporting good stores where I could have easily spent several paychecks.  We took Friday off and got there towards noon.  We had our pick of campsites so we picked one with a large hill and stream behind us. We should have went ahead and took the campsite beside us as we were soon joined by the spawn of Satan himself (see earlier post). We were able to partake of the dinner buffet at the State Park Inn. Very enjoyable. We did some hiking and then built a campfire.  Staring at a campfire while listening to a stream in the distance is my idea of relaxation heaven.  I was able to shut my mind off for most of the weekend.  It did rain that night and I learned that seam sealing a tent should take place before a camping trip. Did get a little wet and very little sleep.  Spent Sat morning attempting to remember any fishing skills I had twenty years ago. Not much luck for any of us. The hiking at the park can be strenuous but very rewarding due to the views of the waterfalls.

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I declare shenanigans!! Two friends from work and I choose to go camping this weekend at Fall Creek Falls. We took the day off Friday and arrived around noon to have a choice campsite.  We set up camp and went exploring. We came back later that day and saw we have some neighbors in the next campsite but really didn't think too much of it. They were a family of four w/ too small children. One being a tot of around 13-16 months. This kid cried every hour on the hour during the day. We did get a reprieve from around 9 pm to 4:30 pm where we were treated to early wake up calls. It wasn't too bad Sat morning as it rained all night and we were a bit wet anyway. Sunday morning the kid cried at 4:30am, 4:45, 5:00 etc. Upon the first wail, Budd loudly stated "You've got to be kidding me." We finally all got up at around 5:45 as it was cold and the kid wouldn't shut up. The parents also didn't keep an eye on him and he would constantly wonder over into our campsite and we would have to watch him so he wouldn't fall into our fire.  I declare shenanigans on the parents of the child who did very parenting this weekend and who didn't think for a second about the many other campers on the campground. We did get a laugh when they packed everything away and then couldn't find their car keys. Their friends in the next site over apologised for the crying child but the parents never did.