Carma's good karma: Willow Flat

Willow Flat is a traditional camping spot for me and Marlene's family. I think the first time I can remember camping at Willow Flat, I was about five years old. Mom was a 4-H leader and back in those days there was an annual 4-H camp there. During my teenage years, Girls' Camp was held there at least a couple of times. I even have fond memories of Gale's kids camping up there with us; I have taken Brian's kids camping there, too. Mostly, I think Marlene and Steve have gone there each summer for like the last 30 years - without exception. Willow Flat holds lots of happy memories for me.

It is a great place for family camping. There is a creek - in fact a couple of creeks - that go through the campground that are just right for playing in, even for the little ones. The water is a bit cold; though that is not a deterrent to playing in the creek. The creek is also exceptional for water fighting. Among other things, we have fished, biked, and hiked. The one-mile hike to Willow Spring is a "must" for each visit.

I took Friday off work to take care of some personal stuff in Ogden in the morning. Then having the afternoon free, Dad and I drove up to Willow Flat to join Marlene's family. Mike was up from Arizona, Kevin and his family were down from Fort Lewis, Washington, and Jenny and her family came up Friday after Nathan got off work.

Because I had a hair appt in SLC on Saturday I did not stay overnight. Too bad. But because I was going back to Dad's that night, it made it possible for Dad to come up to Willow Flat. That's good.

Highlights from Willow Flat-2008:

The channels engineered by Mike and Kevin - for floating boats. Steve had made little boats for the little girls to float down the stream. (It's just like 20 years ago. Mike and Kevin and still playing in the creek. The only difference is,the ones floating the boats are the next generation.)
Watching Alex and Olivia have boat races...and Lisa observing.