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Redwoods Camping Adventure - Day One


Beautiful ending to our Sunday. :)  View from our deck.

Our Monday dawned very early!  I was up at 4:45am getting ready and finishing last minute to-do's.  We left about 7:15am for our trip to the Redwoods.
We saw some beautiful scenery on our way.  Not even 45 minutes we had our first car sick child - Sierra.  She didn't quite make the vomit bag so that was fun!  LOL!  Good thing we had paper towels and wet wipes and Clorox wipes and garbage bags!  Then Addie was next.  Always fun!


 The first stop in the Redwoods National Forest was the Grandfather Tree.

 We then checked in to our campsite at Burlington Campground.  My husband and I stayed here once before and he loved it.  You camp literally in the redwoods with them all around you.  It is very dark all day long as well as very cool.  You can see how big the stumps are all around you.  The girls loved to climb on them and make adventures with them.

 They had a nice cabinet to put all our food items in for the week.  We were able to use our new set up with the lantern and stove hooked to the large propane - it was nice not having to deal with those little propane bottles!  Of course, a red-checked tablecloth finishes off your campsite. :)

 Chairs around the campfire...Eric set up both tents...and I do love my camping totes to store all my items!


The view to the top of the trees is so pretty. :)

 After setting up camp, it was time to get dinner cooking.  The first new meal idea I tried was a foil packet meal.

Meatball Foil Packet Meal
Southern-style hash brown potatoes
Italian frozen meatballs
Canned sliced carrots
Seasonings like chopped onions, garlic, salt and pepper
Shredded cheese


These turned out yummy and had a thumbs up from all the family. :)  (Disclaimer:  My can opener broke so I wasn't able to use the carrots that I brought.)

You can change up the veggie if you prefer a different one. 
A few tips on the foil packet meals...
Invest in the heavy duty foil.  It is pricey but works great!
Be careful when opening the packets after cooking - hot steam!
Charcoal would work great for these meals.

And of course, a cup of coffee by the fire is a great way to end the day. :)


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