What a wonderful camping experience! Two weeks ago, we organized our annual Memorable Jaunts Group event. Last year, it was a group hike and you can read about that
here. This year we decided to camp in a local forest preserve -
Blackwell Forest Preserve in Wheaton. All I can say is that we had such a great time with all our Memorable Jaunts friends and supporters!!
Our group included experienced campers as well as first timers and the whole weekend couldn't have been more perfect! - Perfect weather, Perfect location & Perfect company!
The kids had such a blast playing and running around while the adults setup camp :)
Our community gathering place during the day!
and the same community gathering site in the evening! - Love it! Everyone pitched in and brought something for the camp...be it a dish to share, dishes to use or desert.
Who says a campsite has to be dull...we had fresh flowers courtesy of Mary from
Mary's Wholesome Living :)
Nothing defines "camping" more than roasting smores over the campfire! - thanks to our friends at
Peaceful Parlour who provided organic fair trade Theo Chocolates for the smores! - the "Chai Latte" smore was delicious!
The wonderful and super sweet Mary of Mary's Wholesome Living and her adorable dog, Finny. Isn't Mary's camper the cutest! - it's a vintage camper circa 1963!
Mary made sure she kept all of us fed with all sorts of delicious food. There was roasted beets, grilled sandwiches, vegetable salad and plenty of her amazing
ginger beer to go around. Her daughter was most sought after by the adults because she had Coffee to share - morning and night! LOL :). Between mother and daughter, it was such a gourmet camping experience!
Blackwell is a beautiful location - it is in the heart of the western suburbs of Chicago and is so picturesque.
Thanks to everyone who came and made the event such a wonderful experience. A special thanks to our friends who drove 2 hours from Bloomington-Normal to be a part of this event. We had such a blast and it was so delightful to hear the first timers rave about camping and being inspired to get out more :) - We are already looking forward to our 2013 Group Event!!
