City of Rocks, Idaho

We ended up driving up to Idaho on Saturday after all, ready for Freddy's first camping adventure - and an adventure for us with 20 adults and 17 kids expected at our group campsite. City of Rocks is a rock climbing mecca, so although we didn't expect to climb much, we thought we might get in a few routes.

Well, bring on the rain.

We borrowed a big tent from some friends who must have forgotten to waterproof the seams, and the rain fly didn't go all the way to the ground, so our tent was not exactly dry. Luckily, Billy had packed several tarps, so we covered up and stayed mostly toasty all night. Freddy wasn't interested in napping in the tent (and falling asleep in the backpack on a hike wasn't an option, because it was raining), but he did fall asleep that night after lots of books, and slept more or less through the night. He LOVED the tent. Our friends Dan (Cantrell) and Annie drove down from Big Sky MT, and it was great to catch up with them and hear about their wedding plans (July 11!). Billy was the best dad/husband, packing up all our wet stuff and driving the entire way home while Freddy and I slept.

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