A few weekends ago, we spent the weekend with friends at Maryland's Cunningham Falls State Park (located approximately 1.25 hours from DC). We visited a few years ago (click here for past posts), but this time felt extra lucky as we reserved two of the campground's rustic cabins. As much as I love camping, sleeping on a bed (even a super hard "rustic" bed) really trumps sleeping on the cold, hard ground.
The cabins are pretty basic - two SMALL single bunkbeds and a a double mattress for adults (or in our case, for adults plus T). The kids had a great time "decorating" the few shelves and quaintly unpacking their few belongings. And then (of course) we ate smores over a campfire while all the children made a super detailed fairy home (honestly, hours were spent on this fairy dwelling, making me hope they really are real) and playing flashlight tag with all the other children in the campground. Without an ipod in site. Pure magic.
A small man made lake resides within a quick drive of the campground, with plenty of shade to lounge under. The water is pretty shallow but the kids still swam and swam, despite the fact that the lake looked rather, um, murky. Two days later F caught a hell of an ear infection. Coincidence? I think not. Oh well, still a nice way to spend an afternoon.
We spent Sunday morning hiking to Cunningham Falls. The state park offers a few alternate trails to the waterfall; we chose the one with boulders to climb. So. many. boulders.
All in all a great weekend (despite the lake's icky water), click here for more info.
Pure goodness, all of this! the kids look so happy!
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