Going Camping

Going Camping

I appreciate the guest post, Rudy Gray

My family and I took our last camping trip of the year this past week. October is the perfect time of year for this excursion: the campground is all but deserted, the leaves are turning many beautiful colors, and the weather is warm during the day, cool and crisp at night. My husband and I packed up our three sons and their school work (we home school), said goodbye to our neighbors, and fed the fish. We set our Adt home security alarm and then went camping.

Rend Lake in Sesser, Illinois, is our favorite camping spot. It’s a bit of a drive from our home near St. Louis, but it’s so worth it. We like to find a camper pad near both woods and lake, so that we can enjoy the trees and the water at the same time. The boys explore foxholes, find turtles, and this year, we had added excitement when skunks came to check out our campsite!

We were sad to have to come back home, but we’ll be back in the spring when the snow and ice start to melt. Some people may like camping during the height of the season, but for us, the off-season is the best time to go. We love the peace and quiet of having the campground almost to ourselves … well, except for the animals.