Camping at Trial Lake

I have gone camping at Trail Lake with my mom’s family almost every August as long as I can remember and this year was no different. We went up Thursday evening and stayed until Saturday afternoon. Jarl’s parents loaned us their tent trailer which made the trip much nicer. My entire family was there minus one sister-in-law and my uncle and aunt and their kids were there too.

By the time we got there Thursday after Jarl worked a half day and we got packed and left there was time to set up camp, eat dinner, and send the kids to bed. Molly and Penny love coming with us, but hate being tied up in camp. They didn’t mind hanging out in the trailer in their carriers though which made the trip much better. After the kids went to bed we enjoyed sitting around the campfire all together talking and watching for shooting stars.

Friday morning we hiked to Fehr Lake and then to Shepherd Lake. The dogs love hiking and swimming in the lakes. The kids like seeing new things and Kaley didn’t even mind being in the backpack. She even took a few naps with her neck bent in half. Kaley was the only one to fall in the lake. Fortunately she didn’t get too wet since if happened five minute after we arrived at the first lake. We hiked farther than we planned Friday, but Jacob and Makayla were great hikers and did the whole thing without complaining.

That afternoon we sat around camp and sanded toy cars for my brother Sergie’s eagle project. And then left the kids with grandma and grandpa and Jarl and I got to fish off the dam at Trial. We only got fishing licenses for the one day because we figured that between three kids and two dogs we weren’t going to get much fishing done at all the whole year. Jarl managed to catch one and I caught none. The kids loved having time to play with my cousin and their cousins.

That night Jarl made his best batch of Dutch oven potatoes ever to complement our grilled chicken. The whole meal was topped off with yummy cherry chocolate cobbler. Kaley ended up sleeping with Jarl and I both nights in order to stay warm enough to actually sleep since she won’t stay under her covers without help. The dogs slept too and didn’t whine or bark through the night like they’ve done in years past.

Saturday we hiked to Ruth Lake. Our dogs are never happier than when we’re hiking and at lakes in the Uintas. After our hike we had just enough time to eat lunch and pack up before we had to be out of the campground. It was a great trip and I’d love to spend more time up there if we had the time (and a shower) but it looks like that will be our one camping trip of the year.