Los Flemings

We made the trip east (and north) to Merchants Millpond State Park for a perfect fall camping weekend. We got the invitation from some friends at the Fellowship and the timing was perfect. The weather was crisp in the evening and early morning and great for building a campfire then it warmed back up in the afternoons.

(left: Mame & Sam at the put-in)






The millpond was built nearly 200 years ago and now has its own little ecosystem of cypress and tupelo trees. The pond is low from the recent drought but we were still able to reach the canoe-in group camping site. It was a bit of an odd sensation canoeing across what looked so
much like N. Florida.


(right: Jim & Jane on the pond)




We canoed into the site late Friday afternoon. Saturday we explored some more of the pond and also walked a two-mile loop with our friends Jim & Jane. Jane is a retired Montessori teacher and she enjoyed introducing Sam to some of the native plants. He turned the hike into a giant scavenger hunt. He also told us that, "being a 5 year old is easier than being a 4 year old because I know a lot more."