Burney Falls and More

What can I say? I just had a fabulous weekend with my family.

The drive was fine. The kids loved the games I brought. Carley decided to make up some scavenger hunts of her own too.

It was nearly 10 o'clock when we got to the cabin. How great to quickly unload and get the kids in bed without having to set up a tent first. The cabin was a single, small room with one bunk bed. The kids slept there while Walt and I slept on matresses on the floor. There was no electricity but it did have a gas heater which we never needed to use.

After the kids were asleep, Walt and I sat out on the porch under the stars and watched lightning light up the horizon. Best we can figure is the storm was miles away and we could see the light but not clouds. How odd. I've never seen lightning under a clear sky before.


Saturday we woke to rain. Not hard rain but enough to wet everything. It was great to sit on the porch and not get soaked.


We had breakfast and hot cocoa or coffee while watching the rain.


Then took a walk to check out the falls.


Burney Falls are so beautiful! And wide!


It was peaceful and quiet other than the loud roar of the falls. There weren't many people out on the rainy morning.

Before noon, my brother and nephew showed up to hang out with us for the day. They live about 90 minutes from where we were.


We walked down to the falls again and followed the Falls Loop trail.


In the afternoon when the sun was out, there were lots of people at the falls. Here is perspective of how big the falls are. Look at the little people in the left corner.


After having lunch back at camp, we walked a different trail, Pioneer Cemetary trail, down to the lake. Carley was upset that Leyton was getting a piggyback ride and she wasn't. *I photoshopped this one to look like a fisheye lens. It doesn't really.*


Walt gave her a ride. That's what dads are for, right?


The kids swam although the water was cold.


Really cold until they got used to it.


But it was beautiful. *I spy Walt fishing.*


The men fished.


Walt caught and released one. Maybe his luck is turning.


Back at camp, we had dinner cooked in the campfire and of course we had s'mores for dessert. Barry and Leyton left after dinner. Carley went to bed at dark. Walt, Josh and I stayed up to watch the stars.


There was no rain Sunday morning. Walt and the kids slept in until 8. I was up early, back at the falls taking more pictures.


This is my favorite section of the falls. It was so vibrant. So colorful.


After a morning campfire and breakfast, we loaded up and hit the road. We took a different route home and went to a cave.

But this post is long enough. Come back tomorrow and I'll show you Subway Cave.