Happy Campers: Scouts and Rain

Well, our much anticipated trip to Lake Fairfield was rained out. We had an equally soggy Girl Scout campout in November that we managed to eek out 2 nights of camping. It was not relaxing, as most of the girls had not camped in rain before. We are prepping tomorrow for a trip to Huntsville with thunderstorms in the forecast. It has been a warm winter, the warmest since we have been here with only a few nights of freezing temps and no ice at all. January and February were dry, but it seems March came in more like a lionfish than a lion. But I will take the rain as our tank was getting a little low and we have family coming into town next week.
I did managed to get in a 1 night trip to Colorado Bend State Park with two co-workers/ friends. We enjoyed a fairly warm night and some rain in the morning that cleared up to allow 5 miles of hiking, including a trail that was new to me. We hiked down to Gorman Falls, but then took the Springs trail to follow along the spring fed creek and enjoy some fabulous scenery. I also found a hummingbird nest laying empty on the ground. That was an excellent find! They paved the road since I was there last, but other than that the park looks very much the same. The river was flowing nicely and we saw 3 armadillos nosing around for bugs. I also got a path tag from the headquarters. We participated in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Geocaching Challenge a few years back and collected path tags from each of the parks we geocached at. Except for Colorado Bend, which was out of tags. So Romer is complete with all the tags now.
We have begun training the kids for a big hiking adventure this summer when we head up to Seattle for vacation. There will be great views and lots of elevation change. Patrick also wants to start backpacking with his Boy Scout troop, so lots of hiking is in our future.
I am hoping to have a write up for you of our great (soggy) adventures this weekend.