On Wednesday, we headed out about 2.5 hrs west to a little town called Julian, CA. We were headed up to the mountains for so
me cooler weather and some camping. The drive was nice... it was a really windy road through the mountains with gorgeous views! Southern California was hit pretty hard with wildfires in the previous years, and you could see the devastation it caused. It was almost eerie to see all of the charred trees, everything dead. When we got to the campgrounds, they told us that the whole place had burned down 6 years ago, and last year they were evacuated for wildfires and that the firefighters had actually stayed at the campground during the fires. Anyways, we stayed at a place called KQ Ranch.
me cooler weather and some camping. The drive was nice... it was a really windy road through the mountains with gorgeous views! Southern California was hit pretty hard with wildfires in the previous years, and you could see the devastation it caused. It was almost eerie to see all of the charred trees, everything dead. When we got to the campgrounds, they told us that the whole place had burned down 6 years ago, and last year they were evacuated for wildfires and that the firefighters had actually stayed at the campground during the fires. Anyways, we stayed at a place called KQ Ranch.We set up our tent and explored the campgrounds.. they had everything.. playgrounds, a pond, swimming pool, bathrooms, SHOWERS!, a club house. Leah had a ball roaming from one thing to another. She loves to be outside, so it was definately a treat for her! Wednesday night we went into Julian for dinner (we were planning on cooking hot dogs, but didn't bring any charcoal and they didn't allow campfires until November due to the risk of wildfires). The whole town was about a quarter of a mile long and was very old-towny. It was so adorable! When we got back to our camp, we got ready for bed. We put Leah in her monkey footy pajamas and hunkered down under our sleeping bags and blankets. She slept surpringly well but it was quite chilly! 
On Thursday we went back into Julian to walk around the shops (they were closed wed night). Then we came back and walked around the campground, played at the playground, fed the ducks in the pond, and just relaxed in the fresh air! We cooked our hot dogs for dinner.. Leah was so hungry that she actually ate a whole hot dog! Around dusk, we decided to go for a hike up the mountains to watch the sunset. Leah fell asleep in the backpack about 10 minutes into the hike. It was too funny! When we got back to camp, it was already 45 degrees, so we decided to pack up and head home that night, rather than freezing out Arizona butts off in our tent again!
All in all, we had a great time! It was good for us to get out in the fresh air!
Mom... maybe you can explain this to me?! It was the weirdest thing I have ever seen! These trees (I think oak trees?) had holes all the way up and down them.. thousands..millions.. of these holes... and the holes were stuffed with acorns! I have never seen anything like it. There were tons of these trees everywhere with th
e same thing! What kind of animal does this and why??
e same thing! What kind of animal does this and why??
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