Memorial Day Camping

On Memorial Day weekend we went camping for 2 nights at Bertha Creek Campground about an hour and a half outside of Anchorage. It is a campground we have been to 3 times now and we really enjoy it because it is a quick, easy drive and it is in an amazing setting! The first night we camped by ourselves, but the second night 2 other couples joined us and we had a great time!

Sherri has never been a big fan of camping because she says that she can't get comfortable and its cold at night, and camping is one of my favorite activities so over the past couple of years we have outfitted ourselves with great quality camping gear and for the first time, Sherri said that she was comfortable and was only cold at the beginning of the night, once in our bags and blankets she warmed up! So apparently the hundreds of dollars spent at REI have been worth it!

The campground is at about 2,000 feet elevation in one of the snowiest areas of Alaska so at night the temp got into the upper 30's and during the day was mid 60's. During the days we had a mix of clouds and sun and at night it rained on us, but fortunately none of our stuff got wet.

Here are some pictures from Memorial Day Weekend Camping!

(Bertha Creek, where the campground is)

(A waterfall we stopped at on the drive to the campground)

(Sherri and I at Quartz Creek / Kenai Lake)

(Our campsite. Quite the view)

(The whole crew, The Harts, Grenns and Us)