SUCCESS!
If I could wrap it all up in one word, that's what it would be.
We planned this trip sort of last minute over Memorial Day weekend when it was obvious our PLAN A (Disney World) was going to fall through. Between Dave and I and several google searches and our plans playing off of each other's ideas, we were booked and ready for an adventure.
We do spend a few evenings camping in some capacity each summer, but have usually rented a sleeper cabin for our experiences, which has been great. Our entire family loves the outdoor/park fun. Because of the current status of the world, taking this interest to the next level seemed like the best direction for our summer adventure. As I said, a quick google search landed us an Airstream rental in Nebraska.
Our initial picked spot turned into a flop as the park had undergone a renovation and the RV space was like a wide open parking lot with only saplings for trees. We scrambled and decided to call the owner of the Airstream who graciously changed the drop off location to Mahoney State Park, about 10 miles down the road. This was the best decision.
We had so many great days, I'll let the photos do the talking, but they were jam packed with bike rides, swimming, hiking, fishing, campfires, movies and overall family fun. Although it wasn't our first family vacation idea, it was so memorable and definitely has peaked our camping interest, especially Dave, who has admitted to, for the first time, following a YouTuber.
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| Quickly settled. |
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| Ready for bed. |
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| Bike ride break. |
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| Afternoon game- my lucky partner. |
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| Campfire bouquet. |
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| Pony ride. |
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| The floating playground at Louisville State Park. |
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| Post swimming. |
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| Movie night success, the calm before the raccoons! |
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| Camp side breakfast. |
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| Crawdad Creek at Platte River State Park. |
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| The gold at the end of the rainbow. |
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| Happy hour at Owen's Marina with a photo bomber ;). |
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| More bike riding. |
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| Campfire nachos- easy and delicious. |
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| Nightly campfire. Mahoney State Park. |
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| Rainy morning = breakfast in the Airstream. |
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| Bike ride to the showers. |
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| Keeping an eye on her bobber. |
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| We caught one! |
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| Action shot. |
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| Happy hour (beverages and bags of chips) at Heron Bay overlooking the Platte River. |
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| The final family photo. |
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