The beginning of my vacation week started in the dark.
I finished work at 7 and then had a 3 hour drive to meet my brother and sister-in-law at our campsite in Kettle Lakes Provincial Park. By the time I arrived it was tricky to find my way around the parks long winding roads and the park office was closed. Luckily I had a map of the park from last year so I wasn't completely lost. But I still made a wrong turn once or twice.
Eventually I made it to the site and sat down by the fire pit to enjoy the evening with Carsten and Penny.
It was a pretty cold night so the fire was welcome and inviting.
It was not long before we noticed that the Northern Lights could be seen directly above our heads.
I finished work at 7 and then had a 3 hour drive to meet my brother and sister-in-law at our campsite in Kettle Lakes Provincial Park. By the time I arrived it was tricky to find my way around the parks long winding roads and the park office was closed. Luckily I had a map of the park from last year so I wasn't completely lost. But I still made a wrong turn once or twice.
Eventually I made it to the site and sat down by the fire pit to enjoy the evening with Carsten and Penny.
It was a pretty cold night so the fire was welcome and inviting.
It was not long before we noticed that the Northern Lights could be seen directly above our heads.
It is unusual to be able to see them so close. Usually they are off in the distance and are only a ghostly green colour and hardly any movement to them from where we are located. Often times they look more like cloud cover or the milky way. But tonight was different. Tonight we could see the pinks and purples and greens. And the dancing that the Aurora Borealis was doing was beautiful. The lights were constantly changing shapes and positions and morphing their colours.
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We watched the lights for about an hour until eventually they started to fade away.
We figured that this would be a good time to head to bed. We went to the nearby bathroom to brush our teeth and get ready for bed. Then on the way back we noticed that the moon was starting to rise. And the moon was so bright. It was just beautiful.
So there we stood with our heads tilted up to the sky once more; taking in the beauty of the night.
As the moon rose it got brighter and brighter and illuminated the trees all around us. And the stars were also shining bright.
As the moon rose it got brighter and brighter and illuminated the trees all around us. And the stars were also shining bright.
We stayed and enjoyed the peaceful scene in the quiet camp until we were too cold to stand there anymore.
We made our way to the tent and snuggled into our warm sleeping bags.
It was such a wonderful way to start our camping trip and I felt truly blessed to have had the experience.
We made our way to the tent and snuggled into our warm sleeping bags.
It was such a wonderful way to start our camping trip and I felt truly blessed to have had the experience.
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