Cold Turkeys

The last couple of years we've headed up to Missouri for Thanksgiving, but this year we couldn't make it due to work scheduling issues. But we wanted to do something fun with the extra days off, so we decided to go camping for the holiday. We had our turkey on Wednesday and used Thursday to drive to Guadalupe River State Park to hang out and camp. I was surprised to find out that camping on Thanksgiving is apparently a popular thing. I'd originally tried to get a campsite at a couple of other parks, but everything was booked up. Either way, Guadalupe River turned out to be a pretty nice place to spend some time and camp out. We weren't as prepared as we should have been, specifically for the cold weather that hit us. On Friday morning, the temperature read 37 degrees, so it was fairly cold for those of us who have been living in steady 80 degree weather for quite some time. The park has a pretty nice area down by the river, which itself was extremely calm and crystal clear. The boys enjoyed throwing rocks, climbing in the trees, and even wading in the chilly water.