Short Owens camping trip with some rain, quad rides, and a cave! Mom wanted to go camping so we hauled up the trailer to a spot by Happy Jack. Kinder Springs was blocked off due to forest fires so we had to find another spot. Adaira, Daisy, and Polly slept in a tent together and the boys did to. Mom and Dad got the trailer to themselves. We treated ourselves to some Nacho Libre (our camping movie) and spent the few days we had riding quads and exploring while enjoying the beautiful weather and rain.

Found this awesome uprooted tree by our campsite.
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Preparing for the rain!! Thunder clouds and loud booms were coming so we got the tarps and rain covers for the kids' tents and waited for the sprinkling to come. Luckily we didn't see any dangerous animals. On one quad ride Adaira took with Polly they say about 14 Antelopes on a shooting range a while away. She stopped the quad so it wouldn't scare them away but when they saw her and Polly they started to walk away.
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Polly enjoyed this little cave adventure! She kept asking for more and to go again.
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Mom decided to scare Dale at the end of the short tunnel. She growled super loud and it echoed throughout the cave and Dale screamed and yelled, "Aww cwap!"
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The classic entrance with tons of flies and gnats and cold water.
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After lots of tries with the flash we finally got a picture where we could see everyone, well, Polly is doing something in this one but at least we can see her.
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We took the two quads and went on a LONG ride through some very rocky roads and some really fun paths. We definitely exceeded the limit of people on a single quad. :)
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