Amalie, Erin, Schaeffer & I packed up the CR-V and took to the open road and headed out to Shenandoah Valley and Skyline Drive to Big Meadows, VA. It was all singing in the car and road food (gummie bears and coffee). Truth is, everyone needed sometime out of the city. And I needed time outside of the city, - without 100 students (and their parents).
So the campiest of the campers, of which I am not by any means, have small stoves with little gas tanks for cooking and all kinds of other interesting things. I loaded my enormous L.L.Bean tote with my necessary kitchens items and wanted only to make a big fire to cook up some supper.
Some Appalachian Trail action.
Tacos with all the fixins' (#101)
After an afternoon of wondering through the woods to a waterfall and saying, "Wow! It is soooo quiet here", and the like, we were ready to build a fire and make supper.
Gettin' cookin'.
Camping or not, you know how I feel about the presentation of food. I like cloth napkins and plates and silverware. I'm not a fan of paper or plastic. Unless it is melamine. I used a McCormick envelope for the taco seasoning. It is easy and delicious. One day I'll come up with my own taco seasoning, but for our camping adventure it was perfect.
Yes, the evening ended with s'mores. And, yes, today is my birthday.
199 to go...
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