July 29, 2018
Lake Irwin Campground, Crested Butte, CO
Day on the Lake
We woke up early because it was just so damn cold. We needed get moving to warm up! If this is Crested Butte in July, I don’t want to know what it feels like in January!
Breakfast
Jason made us oatmeal and fruit with large cups of coffee!
The Lake
Today we decided to stick around and explore the areas and trails near the lake. There were tons of people on it since it was Sunday afternoon. First we were greeted by the host of the lake as he checked us in. He told us about 2 different sets of waterfalls around the lake. We set off to find them!
The first set of falls were the largest. The pups had fun playing in the water and having some off leash time. It was a pretty start to the day.
Lunch
We headed back to camp to get ready for the actual water part of the day. We made simple PB and J’s.
The Lake
Kev and Chris have a stand up paddle board and kayaks. We brought two to play around with on the lake. Neither Jason nor I have ever been on a SUP so we were excited to give it a try.
We hiked across the lake so that we could have a little private area to let the dogs swim without bothering people. Kev and Chris paddled over and met us. Jason was obviously a natural. He got right on the paddle board and got moving. He even had both Bear and Patch on with him! I jumped on but the winds shifted and I had a little bit of difficulty standing and making any progress to get myself back to the group. Kevin was kayaking next to me so I knew I was fine. I went down and knelt on the board and had much greater success! I made it back to the group and we set back off to head to the campsite. It was hot and the weather started to look like we may get rain again.
We found the second waterfall on the way back. Smaller but very cool!
Back at Camp
It took a little while but the clouds rolled in again. This time… we got hit with small bits of hail! It was so cool but only because of how small these pieces were. Our friends said having holes in your windshield out here due to hail is totally common.
The weather only lasted about 30 minutes this time. When we came out, we started on dinner. Tacos!
Jason grilled eggplant and I warmed up these amazing Thai curry tofu nuggets I found. We also did peppers, mushrooms, and onions in a skillet. Add some salsa and chips and this was a great camping dinner.
Meeting people
I love campgrounds because everyone is there for the same reason. They love being outdoors, they like to have fun, and they are so kind. We met Mike in the morning who gave us their extra firewood as they were leaving. Huge score! In the evening, we met Jenny and her family. They stopped by and brought us a few packages of a magic fire powder! You throw the package into the campfire and it adds blues and greens to the mix! It’s gorgeous!!
Jason and I had fun with taking pictures!! I also was able to get better pictures of the stars too. 
I have always wanted to get a shot of the “stars” moving. So excited!!
The moon also graced us tonight with an orange color. 
This was the last image I took before I feel over a stump! It was so dark I forgot it was right there. I got a picture of it though! 
Pretty talented!! Jason thought I must’ve been very hurt. I kept asking him to check the camera and make sure it was okay but he was too worried about me. He should know by now how incredibly clumsy I am. Nothing was injured so we just headed to bed. I was laughing, he kept shaking his head.
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