Camping On Elk Ridge

Josh had a couple days off last week so we decided to go camping on Elk Ridge. Sadly it was the first time we had been camping this summer and the first time I had been on Elk Ridge. The mountain is so beautiful right now. The kids insisted we sleep in a tent instead of staying in Grandpa's camper with him.

The kids wanted to look for frogs.

At first all they found was a dead bat. Shae kept telling us that, "it is disgusting!"

Success! They caught a frog. Andrew LOVED the frog. He kept squeeling with delight and quickly grabbed it when he had the opportunity.

Brigham was proud of their catch. He wanted to take it home. Sorry Brigham- no way!

The kids laughed histerically when they put the frog on Andrew's head.

We climbed the Bear's Ears with my dad. We saw a bear from the top. We watched it rummaging for food below.

Once Bodell learned from Grandpa how he used to catch Chipmunks she was determined to catch one. She set the trap and the bait, but it is pretty hard to catch a chipmunk when your siblings and dog keep hovering around your trap. Maybe next time!