June and July adventures

Can you believe we're halfway through August? Where have the months disappeared to? I'm so behind on my picture posting. So far this summer, we've had the good fortune to go camping twice, as well as take two backpacking trips. We have one more camping trip this weekend and then that might be it for the season! Though, I'm looking forward to some lovely autumn hikes soon ;)

KC and I decided that we needed our very own camping trip (which was the first one we've ever taken alone), so we headed off toward Mount Hood for an entire weekend toward the end of June.

Home sweet home for two nights


My beautiful kitchen for the weekend


Our fire pit


My handsome boyfriend


I had a butterfly admirer for about an hour. He hung out on my leg and foot, and couldn't be bothered to move along ;)




The creek near our campsite


Gorgeous Mount Hood


See my fading black eye? The unfortunate result of trying to catch a baseball with your face.


Toasting marshmallows for smores

The beginning of July, we took a backpacking trip to the Bull of the Woods wilderness with our newly dating friends, Brian and Sandi. Despite the rabid mosquito population, we had a fantastic time with the fabulous weather and scenery. I loved the fairytale glades and graceful forests-- really serene.


Starting out bright and early Saturday morning


My favorite backpacking companion ;)


Brian and Sandi




The gorgeous Bull of the Woods wilderness






One of the many wild rhododendron forests


The lake we camped near on the second night


KC's mad fire-making skills


Our second campsite








Amazing views




Stopping for lunch on Sunday


The little frog we passed on the trail back

I have a lot of catching up to do (the July Mission Possible dinner party, August backpacking pictures, and summer hodgepodge), so stay tuned for another update soon!