Girls Weekend/Boys Weekend

Ryan and I split ways this weekend for outdoor adventures with friends! I left work a little early on Friday to meet up with some girls, pack up our car with camping gear, and head out east for the weekend! We were heading to The Gorge Amphitheater for the Zac Brown Band concert. I love me some country music, but really, the venue itself is reason enough to do weekend trips there. It is beautiful! We made it to our camp ground Friday night and set up camp a did a little cocktail making/sampling for the rest of the night before cuddling up in the tent for a little sleep.

Saturday we got up decently early since that seems like what happens when you're camping. It's hard to sleep in when the sun comes up and everyone else starts moving. We were a little slow moving and enjoyed some coffee while one of the girls cooked up a delicious breakfast. Since there was still a good amount of time before the show, I had found a nearby hike to go wander around to kill time. Turns out, it was pretty awesome. This area of the state is pretty much desert, which is already a cool change from the old growth trees and mountains to the west. Then this desert hike was randomly scattered with beautiful lakes and waterfalls. It was really cool to see dry brown landscape everywhere then one streak of green foliage coming down the cliff where a waterfall was. It was a good hike and a really pretty way to kill some time in the middle of no where!

We spent the rest of the afternoon tailgating at our campsite before heading over for the show. This venue is really amazing! It's a natural amphitheater looking over the Columbia River. We snagged ourselves a spot on the lawn, grabbed a few drinks, and settled in for an amazing sunset over the river before the show. The show was also amazing and we were slapping knees and screaming all night long! After the show we headed back to the campground for a night cap and called it a night.

So what did Ryan and Ben do all weekend while I was off with the ladies?! They wandered through the wilderness for 30 miles with a couple of other guys. Super manly stuff.