Perch Lake County Campgrounds.....

                     Rick and Oliver cooking a couple hotdogs over the fire for lunch

                                                                     Rick, Christa and Jese

Christa insisted that we go pick wild flowers and then she  had to arrange them just right in her bike baskets for a picture.

                 Oliver was very excited to eat a beef hamburger for the first time in his life.

                                                                 We love our new camper!

                                           Christa biking around the campgrounds on her retro bike

They had this big sign as you enter the campgrounds. I thought it was funny that it said no liquor but then said no beer containers over one quart. I guess beer is not liquor!?!

                                                   Otis was enjoying the relaxing day.

                                                                             Wild flowers

                                                         The walking trails in the park

                                                                A view of the lake

                              I found this cool looking spiderweb when I was walking the trails.

I also found these cool looking mushrooms on my walk. I was told that they are called chicken of the woods and are edible. I thought it made a great picture.

                                                          Another view of the lake

Otis and his bunny. Otis ripped all the stuffing out of the bunny and now carries it everywhere. He loves his bunny.

Poor Otis still does not like to go on walks. As soon as I take the harness out he starts to quiver and make himself as small as he can. It is so funny. Once we get going he is just fine. He is a great walker and does not pull on the leash.  

                                                         Oliver on the 4th of July

                            Oliver and Morgan watching the woods for squirrels. It was so cute.

                                                            Some more wild flowers

Funny story of the trip. Christa and I were sitting by the campfire when we heard all kinds of noise. We looked and saw this SJV pushing the camper below up the hill to the campgrounds. It was so funny. At one time the camper started to roll backwards and slip on the gravel. I guess the camper broke down but they still wanted to go camping. It was pretty funny to watch.

We decided since I had a 5 day weekend we would go camping in Truman. A few weeks ago Jese came across Perch Lake County Park/campgrounds just 4 miles south of Truman. They only have 9 sites with hookups and do not take any reservations. Since it was the 4th of July weekend we figured it would fill up so we went down on Wednesday night. Christa, Jese and Oliver came to visit. Christa made lasagna for us for supper.
Rick had to work on Thursday so he spent the night in the camper and then went back to Waseca to work. It is just over an hour away. I spend all day Thursday just relaxing with the dogs. It was nice! We went for walks in the woods and I sat in the sun reading. I was so nice to just do nothing. Rick got back around 6:00 and then we went into Truman and watched Oliver play T-ball. It was a good day.
Friday Christa, Jese and Oliver came and set up their tent to camp for the weekend. It was a fun weekend. We went swimming in Fairmount ( there is not a beach on Perch Lake) Rick, Jese and Oliver went fishing. And we just relaxed.

We really liked the campground. I'm sure we will go back there. It is nice that it is small. They have good trails to walk and bike on, the lake had pretty good fishing in it and the playgrounds was big for Oliver to play in. It was a very nice place to stay.

Now it is time to get ready for our next camping trip.....

Sharon