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I have some friends who are into overland camping invite me and Jak to join them this weekend. I have gotten a lot of solar gear etc for Bertha and my boy asked for a camping trip as a reward for improved grades/behavior, so we loaded up and headed out Feiday afternoon. We went to Red Dirt Recreation Area near Natchitoches, Louisiana.
To get to the site, there was a little (to Bertha) hill that was fun...
Then we set up for the weekend.
![20220408_154737.jpg 20220408_154737.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619713-b04ffe7f08491357a20c0930e6cac2ba.jpg)
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Jak got busy helping with firewood.
![20220409_193215.jpg 20220409_193215.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619716-d42c00275853b773843e138a8b536ab9.jpg)
And that night I got to see how the solar lights worked out...
![20220408_195801.jpg 20220408_195801.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619718-0e3cc64698c3a8c7469a490d439642b7.jpg)
The next day was Jak exploring around the campsite and making a "fort"
![20220409_103349.jpg 20220409_103349.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619719-b20eec527556c6c729c95487a5f7d326.jpg)
While we figured out "Cowboy Bolo Golf"
![20220409_150041.jpg 20220409_150041.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619720-e8a255b914f45b9b0ad7ce0adbfad759.jpg)
Jak helped build the fire for the second night....
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And of course there's always "That Guy" at a camp fire...
![20220409_215108.jpg 20220409_215108.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619722-b687b4899d02b275e15a1679857730c2.jpg)
Today we loaded up, policed the area to ensure nothing was left, watered the fire pit to ensure no embers and came home...
I think the weekend was a resounding success. We got home and Jak asked "Can we unload later? I want to take a bath and nap a while".... so unloading is later.
And of course, an 11 year olds sense of humor is awesome...
"Dad, Bertha is a boy now!"
![20220409_174533.jpg 20220409_174533.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619723-a57904d9991a9178c31519471267848b.jpg)
To get to the site, there was a little (to Bertha) hill that was fun...
Then we set up for the weekend.
![20220408_154737.jpg 20220408_154737.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619713-b04ffe7f08491357a20c0930e6cac2ba.jpg)
![20220409_103531.jpg 20220409_103531.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619714-3e985a16cc38b98d332707c356e9cee8.jpg)
![20220408_154649.jpg 20220408_154649.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619715-96a2bb98925fbc13c950d2bf7c689665.jpg)
Jak got busy helping with firewood.
![20220409_193215.jpg 20220409_193215.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619716-d42c00275853b773843e138a8b536ab9.jpg)
And that night I got to see how the solar lights worked out...
![20220408_195801.jpg 20220408_195801.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619718-0e3cc64698c3a8c7469a490d439642b7.jpg)
The next day was Jak exploring around the campsite and making a "fort"
![20220409_103349.jpg 20220409_103349.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619719-b20eec527556c6c729c95487a5f7d326.jpg)
While we figured out "Cowboy Bolo Golf"
![20220409_150041.jpg 20220409_150041.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619720-e8a255b914f45b9b0ad7ce0adbfad759.jpg)
Jak helped build the fire for the second night....
![20220409_192844.jpg 20220409_192844.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619721-9a3c57516072b373e9f1ae8a36b096ff.jpg)
And of course there's always "That Guy" at a camp fire...
![20220409_215108.jpg 20220409_215108.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619722-b687b4899d02b275e15a1679857730c2.jpg)
Today we loaded up, policed the area to ensure nothing was left, watered the fire pit to ensure no embers and came home...
All in all it was about a 80 mile round trip with idling etc and I only used about 14 gallons of fuel. (Of course we avoided the interstate and drove ~50 the whole way).
I think the weekend was a resounding success. We got home and Jak asked "Can we unload later? I want to take a bath and nap a while".... so unloading is later.
And of course, an 11 year olds sense of humor is awesome...
"Dad, Bertha is a boy now!"
![20220409_174533.jpg 20220409_174533.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/619/619723-a57904d9991a9178c31519471267848b.jpg)