Camp Sherman Adventure

Awhile back Mike set up a family trip to Camp Sherman, Or. just outside of Sisters, Oregon. Although we were just home from our week in Tahoe, I was pretty excited to go to the central part of our state - it is really pretty and has so much to do. We stayed a the Lake Creek Lodge, in a nice 2 bedroom cabin, which also allowed dogs, a huge plus for our family. The cabins and amenities were amazing. There was a nice grassy area and creek right in front of our cabin, and a great swimming pool behind it. There were trails around the cabins and the Metolious River was close by.

The first day, we (actually I) decided to do one of my all time favorite hikes at Smith Rock. It is such a magical place and since the weather was so clear (no fires at that point) we would be able to see the three Sisters mountains, Hood, Bachelor, Washington and Jefferson. The last time we hiked the trail we did it when Miles was about 9 months and it was October. This time: 2 dogs, 2 toddlers and hot, hot weather. Needless to say - it wasn't as magical of a hike as I had planned in my head. We ended up having to carry both kids on our shoulders for the one mile(-ish) assent, it was pretty steep and the kids were not agreeable to do the climb. I carried Ella back down as Mike wrangled Miles (who did walk!!), Tank and Molly (who both just wanted to get into the river). Needless to say, not a hike we will do anytime soon - in fact, I think it scarred Miles because now if we even mention the word hike, he has a mini-meltdown.

The next day we played it low key and went into the town of Sisters, which is really charming and had great donuts (according to Miles). Later we took a "walk" along the Metolious to let the dogs get some well earned swimming in.






Before we left Camp Sherman, we visited the fish hatchery, which was a surprise hit with the kids. They loved feeding the fish and seeing all the different salmon and trout.

Overall a great quick getaway for our family and definitately worth another visit.