First Trip Out for 2013: Silver Falls, Entiat

 

May 17, 2013

 

For our first trip out in the RV this year we were quite ambitious.  6 days in the forest with no hook-ups isn’t exactly a test run, but I guess we are beginning to have some faith in our trusty old RV.  For this trip it was just me and the two smallest munchkins, another display of confidence in our camping equipment and abilities. 

 

Emma and Jonathan at bottom of creek that
comes out of Silver Falls

All disclaimers aside, we are having a great trip.  The academic focus of this excursion is trees and leaves.  The kiddos are learning to follow a dichotomy key to find the species of trees based on their leaves.  They also learned that in the confer family of trees only three types of leaves (needles, scale-like and awl) exist.  Our various hikes easily led to finding examples of each for their collections.  

 

The campground at Silver Falls is gorgeous this time of year.   It is not one of my favorites later in the season because it gets crowded, but for an early season expedition it is just perfect.  The river is running swiftly so we looked for and found a site that had a small inlet where the water was safe and quiet. 

 

 

A note to self here: Campsite number two is just the right size for the motorhome and has great water access.

 

 

Emma has decided to make a digital display of the flora and fauna she discovers this year. She is at this very minute baiting and stalking a chipmunk in order to capture him with her camera.

When her get her blog up and running I will let you know so you can check it out.