# On Camping
### Entered on Apple Newton eMate
### (edited on HP OmniBook 800ct in MS Word 97)
### 20190731
Just got back from Ashley National Forest in Utah. My wife,
youngest daughter, and I spent three days and two nights
camping in the woods. We slept in a tent and cooked on a
fire. Oddly enough, this was the first time I have ever
went camping. It is definitely something we're going to be
doing more of.
I have a list of things to do differently. A thin mat under
a warm weather sleeping bag is hard on a forty-something
year old back. I am thinking of giving hammocks a try.
Also, while my girls liked swimming in Flaming Gorge, it
left me shivering with purple lips... Some things we over
packed, other things, such as a spatula, we forgot
altogether (imagine scrambling eggs in a cast iron skillet
over a camp fire using a telescoping hot dog fork). A great
time was had, many mad-libs were played, many memories were
made.
My vacation continues now at home for the rest of the week.
Loving every minute of this.
