Last month we went camping near Diablo Lake in the north Cascades. Some friends of ours had planned the trip and invited us along. It was perfect because we weren’t able to leave until after Walker was out of work but they arrived early and reserved a couple of spots for the group.

I really like remote camping but I think over the years I’ve also come to really like staying at camp grounds. Have a bathroom is nice but I also like the smell of all the fires and food cooking and the low conversations you hear as you walk around the loops. I think we also stayed at a pretty low key camp ground because everyone was pretty quiet-it’s not always that way and in that way it can be frustrating.

We got there pretty late Friday so we set up our tents and joined the group for dinner. The next morning we ate breakfast around a fire and caught up with everyone’s lives. Once it started to heat up for the day we all got dressed and headed to Diablo Lake. As you can tell from the above photos it was beautiful! I wanted to swim so badly and I was the first to get in but let me tell you that water was cold! And that’s coming from a Michigan girl who likes cold water. I got in up to my neck and decided that was good enough. I got in a second time with Walker and it actually felt warmer (that or I was numb). After a little while by the lake we headed back to camp to explore and have dinner. We got to enjoy one last fire before packing our things up the next morning and heading back home.