102,000 miles!

 Sapphire turned 102,000 miles last Wednesday:

Successful 102K picture

We were heading down to Clifty Falls to do a little spring break camping.  With only four of us, we didn't use the Thule and just dropped the third row and loaded our gear:

I love vans - they swallow everything!

There's something really wonderful about the first camping breakfast.  Generally speaking, everything is better out doors.  The soft gurgling of the coffee, 

Oh, the anticipation!

Gurgle gurgle

the smell of the sausages, 

Can you smell it?

the sound of the eggs popping, and the English muffins toasting

mmmmmm

all combine to form a magnificent breakfast sandwich.

Amazing!

Few things taste this good!

We did a nice hike and ended up doing the 4 Falls Challenge.  It's a choose your own route kind of thing, and we hiked 4+ miles with plenty of elevation change.  The final climb from the stream to the top of the ridge definitely got the heart rate up!

We ended the evening with campfire pies (savory and sweet) and perfectly roasted marshmallows:

Golden brown

Every trip illustrates how even a few days out of your normal environment can feel like a month.  It was a really lovely trip.

Of course, being the car person I am, I'm constantly looking around at cars on our travels.  This trip turned through the 80s and 90s:

Late 80s Celebrity

Early 90s Grand Prix

You really don't see cars like this very often.  There are a few survivors out there, but they are pretty rare.  I enjoy seeing them and marveling at how automotive design has evolved over the past 40 years.