Ringler Report: It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. ~Dave Barry

Well, that quote turned out to be quite true for our most recent camping trip. It hadn't rained in weeks until we arrived at our campsite. Within minutes of setting up our tent and starting our dinner, the skies opened, the wind blew, and the raindrops fell in mass amounts. But we weren't going let it rain on our parade! Obviously, we sat it out in the car because that's what any good camper would do, and then enjoyed the cooler weather the rain brought with it. Luckily, it only rained for about an hour, our food was still able to cook, and the rainfly works! The rest of our time was perfect.

After my own personal Boy Scout told me that real campers don't sit in their car through the rain. Was I just supposed to sit in the rain and stare at the car? I think not.

Someone recently asked what we eat when we're camping. Here is meal #1. Its a foil pack- just chicken, potato, mixed veggies, and your seasoning of choice, all cooked in foil. We also had breakfast burritos, sandwiches, and chicken burritos.

Our little tent post-rain. All 3 of us slept in there. We're officially in need of a larger tent.

We were the only tent campers there so we picked the best spot ever and were the only people with access to this trail and private "beach." Basically like a resort...but not really at all.

Its safe to say that even our littlest camper had a lot of fun. He is a really great camper but a little too protective. He barked and growled at every moving sound he heard throughout the night. We may not have slept well but at least no bears attacked our tent?