Vacation

The whole gang went to Indiana this year for vacation. I am so glad that Cameron got to join us this year. We loved having him along.


After a brief visit with J.'s family in Salem, we headed to Spring Mill State Park.









This was a vacation reminiscent of J.'s childhood vacations with his family. We even stayed in the same little mom and pop motel.

Next we headed someplace new.... Turkey Run State Park and Shades (of Death) State Park.

Both parks were beautiful....

... even though the camper cabin that we stayed in was... ummm.... unique. We will always remember camping at a gas station...

....slash Jimmy Buffet shrine.

Hiking was fun, even exciting at times, with the ladders, cliffs, ......

...and rugged trails up waterfalls.

However, I was reintroduced to muscles I had forgotten about, showing just how out of shape I am.

A lazy day on the river....

.... and a final look at the park on horseback made this vacation complete.

(even if I did get a large bruise on my stomach from riding BEHIND the saddle)

Sometimes I am completely awestruck at the diverse and beautiful world that God has created. I feel so incredibly blessed to have been able to explore this small part of it with my wonderful family.