Family and Friends Celebrate to Backpack, Camp and Decorate …
This is year four of a tradition aborning … backpacking into the beautiful Richland Creek Wilderness to camp and, in the spirit of Christmas, decorate a “Charlie Brown Tree”. Our numbers have grown slightly from the original three … with three glow lights … to nine plus a polar bear size canine this year and many more glow lights. We were blessed with perfect weather, albeit very cold the first night.
Above and below: Our fully decorated Charlie Brown Tree. We leave the candy canes and bird seed decorations on the tree when we leave but remove all others … well, we did leave one for the enjoyment of passing hikers.
2013 Charlie Brown Attendees:
DJ, me, Randy, Bryan, Daryl, John. Front: Jeff, Napoleon, Eileen and Spencer.
Below … a few more candid shots.
Eileen and Jeff and Napoleon … this was her first camping trip … Napoleon’s as well.
Above: Santa’s helpers, ready for duty. Below: Rock Sculpture, Rock skipping and photo ops on the spectacular Richland Creek.
Below: Frosty Morning in Santa’s Tent … warm and Cozy inside.
Parting Shot … Ready if Santa calls. It was a great weekend. Merry Christmas To all.
Jim Dailey 