Lake Fort Smith State Park

Monday, June 10, 2019

It's summer and grandkids are out of school so we took Zoey, Hannah and Brayden to one of our favorite summertime campgrounds. Lake Fort Smith near Mountainburg is just about 90 minutes from home. We love the manicured grounds, but most of all we enjoy the swimming pool.

I spend an inordinate amount of time at home trying to keep squirrels out of my bird feeders. Evidently the word did not get around. This little guy came up to me begging for nuts.

To make sleeping arrangements a little easier we setup the old dome tent. Hannah and Zoey moved in and decorated the inside with lights and girl stuff. Inside it got pretty warm so we took the rainfly off for the night. That night at about 4:00 AM I heard rain hitting on the trailer roof. Remembering that the rainfly was off I ran outside and woke the girls. They were sleeping with the rain hitting them in the face through the roof mesh with all their bedding soaked. They finally realized why I was there and that they were wet and came inside the camper. So much for simplified sleeping arrangements. The next afternoon with everything dried out we put the rainfly back on the tent. An afternoon rain shower came through and we learned that the old tent was incapable of keeping out the rain even with the rainfly installed. It was with some sadness that we trashed the 25+ year old tent when we got home. 

Last Setup of the Dome Tent

Before the Storm

After the Storm

Hannah and Zoey Crated a Toss Game with the Chuck-O Beanbags

Brayden Sleeping on the Foldout Couch with His Shark