Monday, September 1, 2008

Communing With Nature


For all of you faithful readers, a quick update:

This past weekend my parents came up to visit us.  It was a whirlwind trip, driving twelve hours on Saturday, spending Saturday night and Sunday with us, and then leaving for a return drive of twelve hours at six o'clock this morning.  Though the visit was brief, the time was precious.  We played yahtzee, ate well, talked quite a bit, and just spent time together.  (for those keeping count of such things, my mother won both yahtzee games).

As I type, Sarah is cleaning out our cooler.  We are preparing to go to Northern New Jersey for what we hope will be a relaxing two-day camping excursion.  Our camping site of choice is a place called Jenny's Jump (I'll type the story of the place later, but as a teaser, I'll say that the area includes quite a few places with the names of Ghost and Dead).  It's supposed to be a very quiet, restful area, with a few camping sites, a nice hiking trail, and good weather this week.

I'm typing quickly, as I need to pack, but I will give you a full update when we return on Wednesday, including a review of the campsite, pictures and any thoughts that come to me while we are communing with nature.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hope you have a great trip!

Amy Florence said...

Hey Marc,
You were just in our neighborhood! The manse Tim lives in (and I weekend in) is only 12 miles from Jenny's Jump. Next time you plan a trip up here, give us a call and we'll have a cookout or something. We're also close to the Delaware Water Gap. The Kittatinny Mountains are in our backyard. Hope you had fun and kept clear of bears!
Amy