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 Kinder Springs Marathon Post Kinder Springs was pretty much the happiest place on earth for me as a kid. I really think the time spent there getting dirty and being forced to make up my own activities really helped shape who I am today. I think Kinder Springs is the reason I don't put priority (or much importance at all) in having my hair/nails/toes in tip top shape, or why I don't seek out the latest fashions when they arrive. I think the two weeks of Kinder Springs every summer helped shape me to have a desire to be more of a country girl, and I couldn't be more glad that I am. Here's to hoping it can rub off on my own kids! It was a short 3 day trip this year, unfortunately, but with Dale's refusal to nap and his clinginess, plus the freezing nights and worrying about Dale being warm enough, I wasn't too sad to pack up. This was the first time we actually only used a primitive bathroom (A hole in the ground between some trees with a tarp wrapped only halfw...

Kinder Springs! Adaira with her wildflower bouquet We made our annual camping trip to Kinder Springs this year a couple weeks ago. Man I love this place! Looking at these pictures just makes me want to be back there. My family (Ellsworths) have been going to Kinder Springs ever summer for over three decades. When I was younger we would camp for an entire 2 weeks at a time. I have such great memories of this place; you know those places that make you feel nostalgic from all the childhood memories you have there? That is what Kinder Springs is for me. We only camped for four days, but one day when the kids are older I hope to make it a little longer (hopefully at least a week at a time). The weather was pretty great with lots of rain, though on the one day we didn't have rain it was pretty hot, high eighties to low nineties at least, too hot for a little guy like Dale to take his nap in either the tent, camper or car! Dale was not quite ready to be a good camper this year. Our ot...