Camping out...the Druid way!

This past weekend I went camping with the Feather River Grove up near Chico, Cal.
 It was a long way home for me but not that bad a drive all together. I had company,great company actually, in a friend that lives along the way in Sacramento.
It was all together about a 400+ mile trip in my little miata two seater, an 18 yearold car that I absolutely love and adore.
I took lots of pictures, mostly of the baby that was there for the one night we stayed.
I am actually importing them as I type.
Beutifl campsite that used to be a ghost town but is slowly being converted into an Nemiton, if I'm spelling that right, for the Feather River Grove. Blackberry bushes are everywhere so you have to be careful about where you pitch your tent. Ours was HUGE compared to everyone elses, we probably could have had everyone in our ten and still have room to spare.
It was just the two of us alas, in the big tent so it was a little chilly in our sleeping bags, or at least I was chilly. Bonnie was just peachy, she slept in till around eleven while the rest of us were already up and having breakfast.

We did a ritual that I really would have enjoyed better had I not had a terrible headache from lack of hydration on the way up, in my convertable with the top down.
We got sunburnt and it took a few sips of mead to get the pain to go away.
I had brought my runes with my and was really looking forward to maybe using them but by the time came for the omen I was in so much pain I could hardly think straight...I was very dissappointed but N. did a great job with help from his mother S.
We went on a nature hike and found many edible plants such as miners lettuce and a plant that tasted just like asparugus when cooked. B. tried to eat it raw...but was stopped to her chagrin by S. telling her that it really tasted much better cooked.
We had a bit of a laugh about that.
Well, I did anyway.
Silly B.
I'm looking forward to going up to Sacramento this weekend for the official Beltaine Ritual with the Sierra Madrone Grove, again with B. as my co-pilot for some of the way.
I am so excited!

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