"eating in the woods"

so this weekend was super fun. justin and i with our best friends went camping up at silver falls in salem, or. after much convincing of justin that we needed to go, we had such a blast. there would have been no hesitation had i clarified that what we meant by camping was really just "eating in the woods." with a very comfortable air mattress, bbq grill, breakfast complete with eggs, sausage, bacon, and pancakes, and enough food to feed an army of 15 for a week, it was a very relaxing time. even though saturday was the only day it has rained in 2 weeks (figures any time you plan something outside the rain will come), it made the whole experience even more fun (and see just how handy brian was with his makeshift tarp). on saturday we enjoyed a beautiful 5 mile hike/walk that encountered 7 waterfalls along the way. and i'm not talking about wimpy 10 foot falls either, i mean real big 190 ft. drops. it honestly felt like we had left oregon behind and were in some remote tropical island. it was a nice and much needed escape. by the end of the weekend we were all thinking we really have been blessed with great friends and a wonderful place full of adventure.