The Elk Hunt started Saturday October 4th. We went up the mountain Friday night. It was COLD!!! We got the camper leveled, and put the chocks under it to keep it from moving. The ground was pretty wet and muddy. As we started to jack the camper off the truck....it slid to the side. Luckily the jack was out a ways, and it landed on it without anything to eventful. We placed a log under it and jacked it up higher and got it back on the truck and resituated.
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After the camper was set, Gracie was chomping at the bit to ride one of the horses that the friends we were hunting with had brought. She got to help saddle up this little pony and take a ride on her.
Of course TJ wanted to ride too.
The next morning we woke to more wet rain soaked dirt and a chill in the air. We loaded up in the truck, no way were we going out on 4 wheelers. It immediately started to rain. Rain turned to snow quickly. It didn't take long for the snow to stick. First snow of the year! Ugh or Yipee....you decide. The kids thought it was neat. As far as hunting goes, it's not very fun to tromp around in. We didn't get out of the truck much. Of course the potty break was inevitable. We bundled up and got out at the Pole Creek Campground. Here is Gracie all decked out in Hunter Orange. Those dots.....snow!!!
The next morning we woke to more wet rain soaked dirt and a chill in the air. We loaded up in the truck, no way were we going out on 4 wheelers. It immediately started to rain. Rain turned to snow quickly. It didn't take long for the snow to stick. First snow of the year! Ugh or Yipee....you decide. The kids thought it was neat. As far as hunting goes, it's not very fun to tromp around in. We didn't get out of the truck much. Of course the potty break was inevitable. We bundled up and got out at the Pole Creek Campground. Here is Gracie all decked out in Hunter Orange. Those dots.....snow!!!
Here is Tony's truck with beautiful pine trees and the outhouse in the background. Again, all those white dots are snow:
You thought I was joking didn't you. Check this out!
Makes for a pretty picture.
Say hello to TJ!
Say hello to TJ!
> Here I am, hurrying to get back in the truck. Eww, look at the mud on the back of the mirror. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy!
Me and Gracie got back in the truck while TJ and Tony tromped around in the mud & snow a bit.
TJ loved it.
Tony thinks it's pretty cool, because that mean snowmobile season is coming!
On the way back to camp, the snow didn't seem to want to let up. Remember the train set up? The truck, camper and 4 wheeler trailer. We did the same thing on this trip. We were a little nervous about being able to pull everything out with the ground being so sloppy. We decided we better get a move on and get back to camp and head home, before we really got stuck. Here is the road on the way back to camp.
On the way back to camp, the snow didn't seem to want to let up. Remember the train set up? The truck, camper and 4 wheeler trailer. We did the same thing on this trip. We were a little nervous about being able to pull everything out with the ground being so sloppy. We decided we better get a move on and get back to camp and head home, before we really got stuck. Here is the road on the way back to camp.
And behind us:
Check out the frost and snow on the windshield.
TJ still thinks it's cool:
TJ still thinks it's cool:
So does Gracie.
They didn't want to go home. But we talked them into it. By the time Tony and I got everything loaded and ready to go, I looked like I'd just gotten out of the shower, my hair was SO wet. We slid a little trying to get out of camp, but we made it. Whew!
They didn't want to go home. But we talked them into it. By the time Tony and I got everything loaded and ready to go, I looked like I'd just gotten out of the shower, my hair was SO wet. We slid a little trying to get out of camp, but we made it. Whew!
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