Vacation turned Stay-cation

We decided to run away to the Sequoia National Park for some down and dirty camping. I was determined to:
-roast a hot dog over an open flame
-sleep under the stars, on the ground
-one perfect s'more every night
-get lost in the woods
-pray in a completely secluded part of the forest
-pee in the wild

The drive up was so fun. Big curvy roads that really reminded me of West Virginia, only everything was dead and brown.We were only at the campsite for 24 hours. But I did everything except for pee in the wild. When we first got to the park there was a cloud of smoke far on the horizon, but we didn't worry too much.

But within 2 hours the smoke was all around us. But we're tough and weren't going to back down til they kicked us out of the park. We set up camp, roasted hot dogs, made s'mores, explored the woods, and got dirty. Adam and I slept under the stars, but sadly woke up to being covered by thin layer of ash. 

We tried to go down to the lake for kayaking and the lake was depleted. They've been picking up the water in helicopters to put out the fire. That wasn't an option anymore. The air was full of smoke and it was really hard to breathe. And the fire was just getting worse. We tried to go horse back riding and that wasn't possible either.....womp womp womp!!!!!! We toured as much as the Forest as possible while making our way out and enjoyed the trees.

So we decided to head for the coast and camp by Monterey Bay. That didn't happen either. We were at a McDonald's for about an hour trying to figure out what the next plan was. We decided on a stay-cation. So we wanted to be tourists in San Diego. We had to hit up the Padres game.

We ate at Chin's (family staple), made s'mores in the back yard, and watched the first Lord of The Rings movies. Today we stayed in pajamas all morning and kinda gave up already. But we saw, we conquered, and had fun. Sometimes plans don't go as planned. That is so ok!