Camping in the Jemez Mountains

Back in May I took Tyler, Shawn and Matthew camping for 4 days and 3 nights up in the Jemez Mountains. We had so much fun. Shawn was a little scared the first two nights but once he was inside the tent he was fast asleep. The weather was amazing. Just a light breeze, low 80's during the day and in the 50's at night. Lots of sun and fun!!

The first day Tracy, Jenna and Nancy came with us and we hiked a pretty tough hike out to some hot springs. The trail was pretty steep at times and we all were whining on the way back. The springs were awesome!! The kids loved playing around the springs.

The views on the way back were amazing.

We set up camp later that night and Tracy, Jenna and Nancy left that night. So we were on our own.

The next day we drove around and hiked a few small hikes and seen some of the local attractions. We cooked all of our own meals and even washed the dishes after every meal.

On our third day we hiked up to some other hot springs and had lots of fun splashing in it. We left there and splashed in the river that runs down the mountain. That was much colder than the hot springs but was very refreshing. We jumped from rock to rock for a few hours up in Dark Canyon. The boys thought that Dark Canyon was a pretty cool place.

For Fathers Day Shawn gave me a card that was so awesome. On the front it had a daddy bear and a baby bear looking at a flower with a butterfly on it. The daddy bear says to the baby "Enough of this nature stuff, let's go scare some campers". I loved that. I thought that was very funny. Shawn was so scared that we would see a bear. We never did. We did see some elk though. The boys thought it was pretty cool that we got to see a large bull elk in full velvet. He was magnificent.

I had an amazing time with my boys. Children are the true meaning of life. They bring me more joy than I can express. I love them with all of my heart and I thank God everyday that he has blessed me with such a wonderful family.