I am proud to inform everyone that from 8/14/15 to 8/17/15 I have been out of town. I went camping in Payette National Forest located in Payette ID. This was only my second time ever camping in my life and I am 37 years old. The first time I went camping was at a more formal campsite in South Lake Tahoe that was right across the street from the beautiful lake. Yes the South Lake Tahoe was in a very wooded area but Payette National Forest was actually in a real forest. It is the kind that you see on tv that usually people always seem to get lost in and very found, or that Jason chases after people. Lol I'm kidding about that sort of but I admit this was my first time I was ever in a forest in my entire life. I absolutely love everything about it but two things, actually four but still the experience was priceless! The four things I did not like were as followed: I didn't like the idea of having to hike about 100+ft up a very steep hill to use an out house. At first I thought what could they possibly be thinking and what if someone had diarrhea? I am seriously afraid of heights. I'm proud to say I forced myself to hike up that treacherous hill six times. The second thing I didn't like about the experience was when my boyfriend and I was cooking and the yellow jackets from under our picnic table came out and was trying to invade our soda and all of our food. Flies were just as annoying but we dealt with the issue. The third thing I did not like was sleeping on a thinner air bed in our tent. By the morning time, the mattress lost a lot of air and when we tried to get up it was nearly impossible to get up. It was annoying as hell then but very funny now. Our campsite was by a creek which I didn't mind. It was so cold though in the morning when we got up. There were people on top of these high hills that were shooting their guns which worried me a little. That was the only things that bothered me. Now here are the good things that I absolutely loved about our trip. I knew that I had an idea that I loved camping at least from the Lake Tahoe experience. I was not sure how I would feel being in the middle of a forest. I was not sure how safe it was being in a tent that was in the open wild where wolves, bears, cougars, and bobcats were supposed to be. This was a trip my boyfriend and I was supposed to have taken back in May, the week of my birthday May 10th but we did not get a chance to do so. Things came up so our trip was postponed. I have to say I was annoyed about it being cancelled but the wait and timing was so worth it!! The scenery in Payette National Forest is absolutely beautiful! Its like something you would see on television. I took so many pictures that you can view on my Facebook profile. I honestly did not want to come back to the city. I love being in the country. It really helps you to become centered again from life's stresses. My boyfriend and I were able to go on two long nature walks. That was when I took a lot of my pictures on my phone. I also took some when driving to our campsite and from our campsite when leaving. I thought it was a myth that food actually tasted better when you went camping. In my opinion it really does and its not a myth. I also learned that to keep your drinks cold, if you put them in the creek and leave them overnight the cold water will keep them cold. Seriously its true it really does! If you are not crazy about camping, your scared of it or you don't like the campsite, give it a chance and stick it out. I really think you will like it once its tim to go home. My boyfriend and I were able to just sit in our camping chairs at 12am and 2:30am just looking up at the millions of stars you can actually see when your in the forest. In the city you could see some but to me its sort of harder though. I met some awesome people in the campsite next to us. They taught me a thing or two about my fear of heights. The kids, two girls and two boys about the age of 7-9 years old were so personable and sweet! The first day we were at our campsite, the kids kept coming over on our side climbing the steep hills. They made a dirt slide and was actually sliding down a slippery dirt trail. They actually worried me because I thought they might fall from the hill being so high. Never once did any of them mind the height of the hill they were all running up and down on. I thought holy smokes.. if they can walk/run up and down the high trails I can too. I eventually found a sturdy walking stick and I pretty much conquered my fears somewhat anyways. I'm still scared of heights and I have a long way to go getting over my fears but I didn't let my fear of heights over come me. The children eventually started talking to me and I met their grandma who was a very nice lady. Other folks in their family were very nice as well. It was such a positive experience! One day I was looking for some dishes and I happen to hear CLOMP CLOMP CLOMP. I look up and there is actually a huge, beautiful brown horse coming down the very steep hiking trail leading from the out house. I was astounding at this majestic creature! I seen horses from on the other side of a fence but this horse and the lady bravely riding it was only a few feet from me. Two other ginormous horses with a man and girl riding them came walking by. I got to talk to these very nice people. I thought to myself "WOW!..They probably have done exciting things like this their whole life". The lady coming down the hill looked like she was in a total state of harmony riding the horse. They all seemed peaceful and happy and who could blame them? They were in a beautiful forcing doing what they loved! Last I want to mention the thrill seeking dirt bike riders running their bikes up these very high steep hills. OMG I would not be brave enough to do that but they seriously rode like they were professional dare devils. Most of the riders on dirt bikes were guys in their teens, maybe early 20's. I can tell they probably have been riding dirt bikes since they were early teens. The atv riders also looked like they were having a blast. My whole experience was priceless and I would not trade it for anything. My point of this blog post is to say that I really think that you should not be afraid to pursue your hobbies, interest or passions. I now know that camping is one of my favorite hobbies. Writing is one of my favorite passions because I can connect with lots of people. If there are things in your life that you want to try but are scared to do, don't be scared, do them! I'm serious because you will always wonder what might have been if you don't. Try to be fearless and don't let fear consume you if you can help it. I make a rule that I will at least try something before I rule out not even attempting to do it at all. When you are discovering your hobbies, interest and passions do not let people talk you out of experiencing something that could turn into one of your loves. If its dangerous or can get you killed that's one thing but if your yearning to try something new that is pretty safe anyways, I highly encourage you to at least try. You owe it to yourself to live life to the fullest, or try to anyways. Anyways thank you for stopping by. Thank you for visiting my blog. Below will be some additional inspiration to help inspire you. Here it goes:
****KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO BELITTLE YOUR AMBITIONS. SMALL PEOPLE ALWAYS DO THAT, BUT THE REALLY GREAT MAKE YOU FEEL THAT YOU, TOO, CAN BECOME GREAT.**** (MARK TWAIN)
****THEREFORE LET US PURSUE THE THINGS WHICH MAKE FOR PEACE AND THE THINGS BY WHICH ONE MAY EDIFY ANOTHER.**** (((ROMANS 14:19))) Have a great day and I will talk to you later xoxoxo
Copyright 8/19/15 S.L. Melendez
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