Thursday, August 16, 2012

Jester Park

Last weekend my family went camping (big surprise) and we went to a park that we hadn't been to before. Jester Park is near Ankeny and we got there Thursday and I left on Sunday. The park has tons of walking trails, a bison and elk exhibit, and a natural playscape. It was fun to walk around and go exploring. Here's the breakdown of the weekend and also some pics at the end.

Thursday:

  • I got there after work and then my dad and I went to Grimes and had some Chinese food since it was just the 2 of us.
  • We drove around the park for a bit to see what was all there
  • Then I spent the rest of the evening watching the olympics
  • My mom and Isaac around around midnight
Friday:
  • We ate breakfast and did some other random things
  • We explored the park a bit more-this time by foot. We went on some of the walking trails, saw the bison/elk, bird blind, and the natural playscape
  • I made Isaac take some pics with me, but he wasn't really having any of it
Saturday:
  • Woke up and went to the farmer's market
  • Then we went to my uncles house and saw where I would be living this year and looked at what furniture I would need to bring. We also talked to them for a bit.
  • Went back to the campground and Carina and Kyle came. 
  • Isaac left to move back into school
  • We ate supper and after supper went exploring some more.
  • My mom, Carina, Kyle, and I went on some different trails and walked to the bison/elk and natural playscape
  • Carina was much more willing to take pics so we had some nice pics from that
  • After our walk we got dad and we went to the High Tressle Trail Bridge since Carina hadn't been in the dark and took some pics there
Sunday:
  • Carina went back to camp
  • Mom, dad, and I went on a bike ride and went back to the bridge so we could see it in the daylight
  • I then headed back home so I could make it in time to watch the closing ceremony
It was a nice little weekend of camping. We ended up pretty much just staying around the campground, which was nice and relaxing. Normally I like to go do a bunch of stuff, but this was a nice break.

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