What a restful weekend we had at Clausen Springs. The weather was perfect.
The view is always so pretty. It was nice to sit at the top of the hill and just look for awhile.
There are several trails, one goes to Valley City, another to Kathryn. We just walked a little ways down to the old rail road tracks. A few years back they removed the tracks and ties, filled it in with rock, and now use that as a trail.
The old playground is the same as when I was a kid though the merry-go-round doesn't work well anymore. They are taking donations for a new playground.
I have been happy to see the improvements they have made in the last two years one of which is a new bathroom with showers.
My two girls, actually four, by the stream right behind our camper...
My boy forgot his net and bucket to use for catching crawdads.
The stream was pretty shallow this year though there were a few places that were deep enough for Jade to swim.
Both dogs were very well behaved. Many of the campers there had at least one dog. Ours never barked or got aggressive.
We met some nice people. The children made new friends. And we got to camp with some old friends and relatives we didn't even know would be there.
Whitney and I are always interested in people's dogs. We noticed a boxer puppy at the other end of the camp and quickly introduced ourselves to the woman who owned her. Sassy was the cutest thing about 8 weeks old, a fawn brindle, a color I had never seen before. The lady said her mother raises them. I want one!
The lady was interested in seeing Elly since Elly is half boxer. Elly and the puppy got along just fine. Both wanted to box the other though I didn't let Elly do it as she was so much bigger. It was funny to watch.
While it is fun to get away it is always nice to get back home.
