Tina and I camped at Cedar Hill State Park in Cedar Hill TX the weekend of Friday September 25th to Sunday September 27th, 2009. I went there about 2 PM Friday and secured campsite #52, which had a good view of the lake on three sides. All the sites to the south of the park were closed due to recent heavy rains causing mud and mosquitos.
Tina got off work at 5 PM and we got to the park at about 6:30 PM. The first thing we did was to find a Geocache at the park entrance that was soooo cleaverly hidden. Then we setup our tent, hammock, and other stuff and then took a walk. We watched a lovely sunset. Later we cooked dinner; Sloppy Joes and potato chips. Then we built a fire.
About 10:30 PM we went to the restroom and ran into a nice couple named Chris Byrd and Dawn. They had locked themselves out of their RV. Inside their RV were their keys, dogs, and cellphone. The couldn’t get the dogs to unlock the doors, so we got in touch with their insurance company on our cellphone. The company sent out a locksmith named DJ. He was a very nice man and we talked about fishing while he unlocked the door. We went to sleep about 12 AM, after bible study.
Saturday morning, we got up about 10 AM and took a walk to the restroom and found another Geocache nearby. Then we ate breakfast and relaxed a bit. Then we went Geocaching on one of the trails. It was muddy and mosquito infested. We ran into Chris fishing and chatted and then we found a nice Geocache after all the mud near the Cedar Hill overlook. Tina became lunch for the mosquitos, so we headed back to camp.
Our friend Darla, her two sons Eli and Luke, and our friend Christi came to join our campsite after lunch. They setup their tent and then we all ate. Then we all went Geocaching and swimming at the lake.
We came back to the campsite and ate dinner. We watched the a gorgeous sunset afterwards. The kids were so well behaved. Eli found a fisherman’s knife and he and I shapened it. We also gathered kinlin for the fire. We made a fire and hung out and chatted and ate smores (roasted marshmallows, Graham crackers, and chocolate; if you’ve not familiar with the word). Tina and I watched the fire die down and hit the sack way after everyone else.
Sunday morning we got up and ate breakfast and chatted. The others broke campsite and left before noon. Tina and I saw Chris and Dawn come by with their dogs, so we walked with them for a bit. We stopped at their campsite and Chris brought out his Alvarez guitar. We both played while we all chatted. Then Tina and I went back to break camp. We broke camp at by 1:45 PM and went Geocaching again. We searched high and low for one cache that we later found out was inactive. Then we went for another one, which also was a no find. We decided to head home at 5 PM instead of fishing because we we worn out; we thought! We left the park and saw the overlook a few miles down the road and decided to look for that cache again. We ended up hiking all the way back to the park across river beds and through the jungles. We did not find the cache. We got home about 6:30 PM. Another successful camping trip! We found four out of seven Geocaches. Geocaching is using 10-million-dollar satellites to find Tupperware filled with toys in the woods. See http://www.geocaching.com . Also, see our photo page later for pictures: http://photos.TinaAndAlan.com .