Camping at Baxter

This past weekend we went on what we thought was going to be a canoe camping trip. We decided that we would leave early so that we could get up to Baxter State Park early. We wanted to make sure that we had plenty of time to paddle. Well, we set off on time but we had quite a time trying to find the best place to paddle and camp. Once we got near Baxter we decided we would try a lake right out of the park. We traveled down an access road in an attempt to get to what sounded like a beautiful lake. The lake might have turned out to be gorgeous but we weren't able to get to it due to the state of the access road. It took a good hour to travel just over 2 miles and we still had 2 miles left to travel. So, we headed up to the access gate for Baxter. We arrived to find out that the only campsites available were 17 miles into the park. Baxter is a very pristine park. It has only one narrow dirt road that winds though the park. The speed limit on said road is 20 mph. Needless to say it took us awhile to get to our campsite. Once we finally arrived we set up camp and then took a short hike. It started to get dark so we headed back to our campsite and got there just before total nightfall.
As always Liam was such a trooper. I swear he sleeps better in a tent then in our house. I woke him up once during the night to eat otherwise I think he would have slept the entire night without waking.

The next morning we had a nice breakfast then packed up our campsite. We decided to drive all the way up to the north gate in order to check on another possible camping spot for future trips. The drive was amazing. The fall colors were so bold. It was well worth the drive to see them. We stopped along our way to take a short hike down to a river to eat lunch. We put Liam down on some rocks and he slept for a good 45 minutes with the sound of the river in his ears. Again, he seems to like napping on rocks better then in his Pack-n-Play. Crazy kid.

Even with our lack of canoeing and the insanely long car trip on the first day, we had a great trip. I can't get enough of watching Liam soak up his time outdoors. He is a true nature lover.