So we've been camping at the Madden Creek Campground for a few days now because:
1) It's beautiful
2) It's remote(ish)
3) It's 4th of July weekend and we need to save our campsite or we're screwed
4) It's completely free.
But yeah, life is good. I have really been loving the simplicity of camping and living in the forest- I wake up happy, well rested, and excited for the day. I fall asleep throughly exhausted and content. The days themselves are all brand new and completely unpredictable. Yesterday for example, we found an unmarked hiking trail that shot straight up a mountain, and after a couple of miles, we had incredible views of Madden Peak. However, the coolest part of the hike was that there were all of these tree carvings in the alpine meadow of a pass on the trail that dated back to 1916! The meadow itself was surreal- Brianna said it looked like the forest in Snow White, and I think that's just about right.
OH, and then last night we were interrupted in our s'mores making by loud cracking sounds in the trees immediately adjacent to our tent. I saw large, black shapes moving quickly and noisily towards our camp, so I grabbed Bri and we quickly moved away towards our cars. I was positive it was a mother black bear and her cub, so Bri went over to my car and set off the alarm (truly genius). After freaking out at the car for a few minutes, an Asian woman emerged from the woods, looking confused and slightly irritated. I asked her if she was okay but she gave me a funny look and said, "Why wouldn't I be?" Of course I informed her that 2 black bear had just run towards her camp, but she shook her head no and replied, "You mean the cattle?"
Oh my God, we felt stupid! But we were so thankful that those free range cows weren't bears that we started cracking up with laughter! Of course we remained absolutely terrified and paranoid the rest of the evening, but at least the only real threat was a couple of cows.
-Mickey
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