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May 23, 2008
Butano State Park is beautiful
This is a standard campsite, looking in from the car. This was number 14...number 14, 15 and 16 are the best campsites since they are the most private and secluded. The forest is all around you at Butano. Very lush and green.
Behind our tent was a path wandering through the forest. When our three year old took a nap in the tent in the afternoon, we spread out our sleeping pads under the trees and read and slept. It was hot that day, but cool and sweet there in the shade. You can lie there and look up at the leaves and the sun....
The redwoods tower above us....at night we stuff our kid in the tent and sit by the fire and drink copious amounts of wine. We play cards too- a game called "500"- do you know it? When Hall wins it is bad, he is a bad loser and a bad winner. Very superior in victory and very petulant in defeat.
Down the hill (about 40 feet away) is a little pond. Kids go down there and throw logs in, try to make little boats. There were tons of kids at Butano that night. I really don't mind kids- I have one of my own- but the pre-teens scream like steam whistles repeatedly. Must they?
My own darling woke up the people at next campsite at 7 am the first morning. She sat, red-faced and rigid, right by their car and screamed "I don't want!" for about 10 minutes. I was mortified. I HATE when people's toddlers scream, and here she was, making everyone's life miserable. I am sure those people are blogging about their trauma right now.....
Posted by Laura in Fun Places to go - camping, cozy cabins etc ...
