We made it to Buckhorn Campground on Memorial Day. We were about half an hour early for check-in time, but a good hour and a half past check-out time. We figured our spot would be open and available…nope. There was another open spot diagonal from where we were supposed to be, so we parked there to wait for the people to leave. It was weird. There was no one there, but the door to their camper was wide open. So we waited and waited. Finally, a ranger was able to call them and they came back, packed up and hit the road. It was Memorial Day, and they were just having fun on the lake and lost track of (or didn’t care about) time. This was the first time that had happened and it was a bit awkward. It all worked out in the end.
We settled in for 2 weeks. We really hadn’t stayed 2 weeks at most places, and it was nice to really settle in for a while. This campground had no hook-ups. Our solar panels did great, there was a water spigot just up the hill, and we used the generator to run the air conditioner when it got really hot.
We saw quite a few deer, especially during the week when there weren’t as many campers around. I didn’t get pictures of every one, but we saw at least one every day except for 2 or 3 days out of 14.
There were bike trails around the campground. We decided the middle of a super hot day was the perfect (worst) time to take a ride. The first 2 trails were nice, not too difficult. Then we decided one more wouldn’t be a bad idea. Well, it was the most technically challenging of the three (for me anyway). My legs were tired from the other two trails we had been on, and it was so hot! I was miserable, over heating, and exhausted. Aaron could have done this trail in no time. With me, it took a really long time. I found out that I am more of a paved bike path type of girl. I really have no mountain biking experience, and am not a confident rider. But I survived, a good bit sore and bruised, but I survived.
We had quiet days and busy days, but mostly quiet and relaxing days. Mother Nature basically told me to kiss her ass while I was taking pictures of a dove that really liked the tree beside our camper. I cleaned up other people’s trash around the water spigot and our site, and spent a lot of time playing with my camera and reading and relaxing in the shade.
After our 2 weeks were up we had a one night stay in Fremont so Aaron could do a few things at the office. This campground had full hookups, so we both took super long showers, cranked the AC up, and then it was time to head to Pine Flat Lake for another 2 week stay. But this time, we had 2 weeks of electricity and water hookups and Father’s Day and Aaron’s birthday.
Wandering Cindi 