CAMPING along the Santiam River

In mid-July we spent a couple of days camping with some friends from church. It was a neat experience, especially for Addi and Gwynnie since this was the first time camping for us as a family of four. We went to a site along the north fork, about 20 minutes outside of south salem with four other families, called Taylor Park. It was a great experience for our girls as they enjoyed playing with other kids, sleeping in the tent, wading in the river, and laughing at mom and dad as our air mattress leaked and ended up with little comfort throughout the night. Regardless of Dad's efforts to blow it back up at 2:00 am. We were roughing it! The girls did a great job falling asleep on their own as the adults stayed up and chatted around the fire. Given the success of this camping experience we are really looking forward to taking more camping trips this year .. we just need to find someone to cook for us.