It has been a busy summer between vacations, family reunions, camping trips, and weddings. One place that we went camping was Karval, CO. The only reason we really went there was because I am getting into Astrophotography, and it is one of the designated "Dark Skies" sites in Colorado. Dark Skies sites are areas that have absolutely zero light pollution, and the stars can be seen with incredible detail. This map shows Colorado from Dark Sky Finder. We were at that red blurp in the eastern part of the state. We went there because it was the closest Dark Sky zone from our house. Next time we will spend a few extra hours driving and get up to a Dark Sky zone in the mountains.
I was able to get some pretty amazing pictures, and watching the Perseid meteor shower was well worth it, but the camping part was not as much fun as it normally is.
It was really hot, and the area was almost devoid of trees, but the kids still had a good time exploring their surroundings, catching bugs and critters, and doing a bit of fishing. Laura was able to catch a big turtle, and the kiddos had a lot of fun with it before letting it go. Our puppy Blue, also decided he needed to investigate this strange animal.
Fishing was not the best as the lake was very low and the shore was choked by thick algae growth. Almost every fish we hooked was lost in the algae and the line would snap. The only one to get through was a tiny one that Kianna reeled in. She was still pretty excited. Blue didn't mind the algae too much, and was in the water pretty much the entire trip.
Here is a video of the kids with messy faces, and the dog enjoying the water.
Camping 2011 - Blue loves the Water from Zane Ross on Vimeo.
Wyatt and Kianna liked just playing around in the tent, cooking food with Mom and Dad, sitting in their camp chairs, and especially playing in the hammock.
It also was a great place to take a cool afternoon nap.
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