The summer of 2015, my friends and I went on our second camping trip together. We camped at the Golden Ears Provincial Park by Alouette Lake in Maple Ridge, BC.
We booked our own campgrounds away from the other campers. What I liked about it, was that it was a 5 minute walk away from the lake. Once we arrived at our campsite, the girls and I hurried to the lake while the guys started setting up. Don't worry, we helped them out after! hehe
Since this was our second time camping together, we got a pretty good grasp of anything camp-related. We brought everything from tents and sleeping bags, food and drinks, a grill and cooking stuff, clothing and toiletries, cleaning stuff, etc. We even got sparklers too! :)
Baby, you're a firework...
Our second day, we went on a short hike to Lower Falls. It took us 20 minutes to reach the falls from the parking lot. I'm not even sure if you would call it a 'hike', since it felt more like a 'walk'. We just went there in our flip flops (except one... ) and it wasn't that bad. There were families that Saturday so I'd consider it a fairly easy hike.
One by one, we jumped into this pool of emerald green COLD water. And ohhh, it was cold!!! Super lamig, grabe! But totally refreshing!!!
We jumped from about a 12-15 feet cliff, which was a little too high for us. A few of us hesitated at first, I being one of them, but gave in at the end! So worth it! :)
Our last day consisted of taking down our tents, cleaning the campsite, and chilling at Alouette Lake. Not pictured here, but we grilled our leftover burger patties and sausages, and had an afternoon picnic. By this time, everyone's pretty exhausted so we just hung out and tanned in the sun.
Camping in the woods has been one of my dreams! I've seen it in movies and tv shows, and wondered how they would be like. Thanks to my awesome friends for being down for trips like these where we could take a break from our busy lives and spend time together. Cheers to the next!
AUG 2015