I have shared some of these on Flickr already, but methinks they deserve to all live happily together here—our birthday excursion to Idyllwild—a teeny little city nestled in the San Jacinto mountains. We were camping about half an hour down a non-road from the city, up, up, up the mountains in a bouldery little campground. Ginger (our car) lost part of her bumper due to the treacherous climb up. But it was all worth it, as I was overwhelmed by the delight of it all. Brian and Erynne—I know it was short, but it was good. We’re so glad you guys could come!
We waded into Lake Hemet (despite firm signs that suggested we ought not to), we hiked up the boulders and mountain to experience some incredible views, we slept among pines whose scent recalled to me so much of my homeland (Canada), we cooked for hours over our campfire, we ignored cell phones and digital things, we wandered through the foresty bits of pinecones and logs, and we even were presented with a totally awesome carrotcake birthday cake, baked by the way-too cool and seriously crazy Erynne. Yup, it was an all-around great little adventure. Let’s do another one this month!
Yes, Scotty’s t-shirt reads, “In case of emergency, break dance.”
It’s pretty much the ultimate t-shirt.
Tags: campfire, camping, Film Photography, Idyllwild, Lake Hemet, Mountains, Pine Trees, San Jacinto, the great outdoors
Yay! I’m always up for more camping…provided I’m not buried in midterms. Which I currently (unfortunately, woefully, dreadfully) am.
You forgot to mention that Shoebox (aka my car) also got not one but ALL of the widgets holding the bumper onto its face knocked out by that same ditch. I wouldn’t have even known except that my sister’s boyfriend happened to notice the bumper hanging haphazardly and popped the hood to take a look. That could’ve been tragic.
I can’t wait to explore places like these during my travels in california :]
wow. yes. yes. and yes. i love idlywild area… we’ve only been up to Bolder Basin campground and it.was.incredible.
by the way, lovely blog!
I think your photos are absolutely beautiful! I was just wondering what kind of camera you used and if you used any special filter for your outdoor photos?
Thanks so much! I used a Canon 5D Mark II with a 35mm 1.4 lens or a 135mm 2.0 lens for all of these camping photos. No filters or anything additional.