Woodland Getaway

We escaped the July heat by camping in Woodland, Utah from July 14th through the 18th.  It was a good little getaway with lots of fun packed in.

For a new spin, we took our bikes and rode around the campground and a side-street.

The kids played in the sandbox.

And rode their bikes around.

Went swimming a few times.

And played laser tag and frisbee.

We took a day and traveled to Evanston, Wyoming. (About an hour away.)  Sterling found his dream car at a firework stand.

We discovered an abandoned rail yard which was so cool!

There were so many places to snap pictures. We really had a fun time here! The highlight of our trip for sure.

We went back to camp and explored around.

There I am!

Scott found some baby birds outside the game room.  Their cute little mouths opened up every time the door slammed shut, wishing for food.

We went four wheeling up the canyon.  Someone wasn't strapped in so well.  Looks like the seat-belt held, but his seat didn't.  And to sleep through that?!  Funny kid.

The scenery was so pretty!

We came upon a muddy meadow that we named "Salamander Flats".

We saw some tadpoles struggling in a mudhole and had an idea to save them.  Scott took a lighter stick and melted a water bottle in half and used that as his scoop to save the little guys.

Turns out they weren't tadpoles, but instead tiger salamanders, the only salamander species native to Utah.  We researched online and discovered that if we let them go in the river, they would just be fish food.  And they would have soon met their fate in the shallow mud puddle, so we opted to take them home and watch them grow.  So we have 6 pet salamanders, at least for now.  We'll probably let them go eventually.  Our cats have thoroughly enjoyed watching them!

The best part of camping though....

Just being together and creating happy memories.  S'mores are a plus though! ;)