Base Camp & Beyond !

The first thing back from Ash Cave the

boys ravaged our car snacks(even though we had a full day-pack of snacks).Next,we pitched camp.Two one man tents for the boys-Tyler was going to sleep under the stars-and Robyn and my two man...er...person tent.

We were all some- what tired,but things got put up.Robyn and I decided to treat the guys to BW-3's.So we loaded ourselves into the van and drove the short(but winding) Rt.56 into Athens.Only Robyn could get us each an ice cream at Stone Cold Creamery for $4.00.

We saw deer both ways from Athens. Once we got back,it was nice that even though we were in the wooded primitive camp sight,that we were also at the 'Top O' The Caves' camp grounds.Yes,it wasn't the rugged wooded backpacking camp sight,but with toilets,showers,game rooms,etc. we just had to ruff it:-)

In the morning we quickly broke camp... ...and off we went to once again day- hike on The Buckeye Trail.

This section of the BT is probably one of the most travelled parts of the whole trail.It is rea- sonably well maintained,though there are some fallen trees.

The BT met up with some other trails and other blazes.I never knew if the blue circle blaze was a local trail blaze or a local marking of the BT.I believe that it wasn't a Buckeye Trail blaze,but that would just be a guess.

The main thing was that we were once again-as a family-off on a new adventure....

....and having fun doing so.