It all started with two Craig list ads and a couple days off. We’d been looking for 2 cheap dirt bikes so when we saw the ads, we packed up the truck with our camping gear (we had already been planning to camp) and headed south. The bikes were old, (and when I say old, I mean ancient) but Josh has the drive for things like fix-up jobs, so we bought them both and headed to the George Washington National Forest. It was dark by the time we reached our campsite at Elizabeth’s Furnace. To our dismay, the surrounding woods had literally been picked over leaving hardly any wood. Josh started a fire- small, yet enough to cook our smoked sausage. The flames went out soon after dinner and we went to bed.

You should probably know that for years growing up I told my parents that they always over packed for camping trips and that it wasn’t really camping. Well my dear parents, I wish I was a little more like you this trip because we froze the whole night!

After breakfast we headed up to a hiking spot called The Signal Knob Trail. We hiked upward for 3 miles witnessing beautiful scenes of the valley and other mountain ridges.
Upon arriving back at our campsite, as Josh started the fire, I couldn’t help but feel chilly already. I thought and then spoke the words, “Are you sure you want to stay tonight?” Josh agreed that home sounded amazing compared to suffering another night just for toughin it out’s sake.

Warm sleeping bags, firewood and cooking utensils will all be coming with us next trip

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