I went camping June 23-25, 2006. It was a great time. We left right after work on Friday, drove the 3hrs to get to the camp site as early as possible since the spots are first come-first serve. We didn't have to do that as we were the only people there. Colson Canyon only has 5 camping sites, some with tables and most without, but all had fire rings. It's always cool to have a fire when you are camping.
The temperature was perfect, about 85f during the day and down to about 65f at night. Our elevation was right at 2,000ft. We really got lucky with the weather, as I heard it was a scorcher where I live. The news kept talking about high humidity and high temperatures, both equal uncomfortable conditions.
We were the only folks at the camp site, which I found rather amazing. I expected a lot of people since it was the first weekend after school let out. I had visions of the place being over-run by the Boy Scouts or something. I'm glad that wasn't the case. We did hear a see a few people on ATV's and motocycles drive by, but the were on the road that passes the campsite. No one ventured into the camp proper.So we arrived at 10:30pm, and my friend Greg and I set-up camp. The spot we selected had a fire ring and picnic table, protected by the sun by two massive oak trees. I believe that are Royal Oaks, but not 100% sure. We thought we were going to have an ant problem, as we saw a few large black ants. It turned out that the ants were the least of our troubles.
In the group shot, from left to right: Greg, Nate, Matt and myself. There were a few more people there, Guy and Nina, but I didn't manage to get a photos of them. They didn't spend the night, but did hang out for a few hours.Below are some of the more interesting photos.
