I went on my first camping trip! We headed west to Powder Creek Ranch in the Shiloh Valley. I loved the creek immediately and spent most of the afternoon there.

Next thing you know, it was time to start a fire. I collected kindling around the campsite and Daddy got the fire going.

Then I spotted a deer who came for a snack from the nearby apple tree!

On our first night, we had chicken sausages for dinner, cooked on our propane stove.

Once it got dark, it was time for bed. But then we woke up to this beautiful view of our creek.

We went for a walk around the ranch to look for farm animals – and we found them!

When we got back, it was time for an oatmeal breakfast. A bunch of moths were sleeping on our picnic table. I gently poked one and it fluttered away.

I loved this hill and rolled down it on my skateboard, dubbing it “The Campsite Coaster.”

Then it was time to wade in the creek again. My goal was to walk all the way to the Nestucca River, but the rocks were too slippery to make it. Also, the water was cooooooold!

For lunch, we had ramen cups. They were good!

And then it was time to make a fire again. We had a lot of firewood, so we got it started early.

For our second night, we made pie iron pizzas on the fire.

And s’mores, of course!

It was super fun and I’m already thinking about where I want to go camping next summer!