Fall Campout at Grimes Creek

At the end of September, Jim and I got the urge to go camping again. Jim had done some winter camping with the scouts at a place called Grimes Creek. He thought it would be the perfect place to to do some fall camping and bicycle riding.

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We found a great camping spot right by Grimes Creek. It wasn't easy to get to but Jim's persistence paid off. After several attempts, we were finally able to finagle our way in.

We woke up in the middle of the night to the strong smell of propane gas. We opened windows and turned off the gas which quickly cleared the air but it was cold. We couldn't turn on the heater and so we piled on every blanket we could find.

The next day, we rode our bicycles for several miles on the dirt road which followed the river.

We saw some incredible sights on our journey.

Our favorite was the perfect beaver dam and pond.

Early Sat. afternoon, we broke camp and headed for home. We got sidetracked along the way and ended up on another one of those wild and crazy dirt roads that we always seem to encounter on our adventures. Luckily, this time we were able to turn around before the adventure became hair-raising.:)