Wha...? I haven't blogged about Bear Lake yet?

When you grow up in the Northwest, you naturally assume that bodies of water=shady trees nearby. It's been baffling to me and others that I know (you know who you are) why anyone would visit a body of water or reservoir without the comfort of some trees. As part of my unofficial, self-imposed Love Utah campaign, we went to Bear Lake with my sister and her family over Labor Day weekend. It was a great experience to find out why people visit this little spot in droves, something we never understood because--you guessed it--there are no trees. Here's how you have fun at 'Bare', tree-less Lake:

1)Bring your own pop-up tent for shade.

2)Get in the zone in your tiger chair and some tortilla chips:



3)Take a nap on the dog-infested blanket. That's my sister, not me:



4)Ride a plastic whale with your cousin:


5)Build a sand castle, or a sand toilet (didn't get pics of that, sorry):



6)Enjoy some shallow, warm water. This was my favorite part. The water level was so high that there was hardly any beach (notice the muddy excuse for a beach we are playing in), but it made the water so shallow that all the kids could play in it and I didn't worry about them. It was warm enough that I even went in for a while. I used to love to swim, but now I can't stand to put my face in the water because I know too much about what's in it. 


7)Finish the day with a milkshake from The Bear Cave:


Aren't they sweet? Sam and Leah have really warmed up to each other lately and become friends, and Hannah is snuggling with Rachel. Cousin love is the best!

Comments

Jennifer Walker said…
I missed this post--sorry! It's great to see the pics--even though Bare Lake is lame, it's all we've got, so we have to enjoy it!
September 26, 2011 at 2:23 PM
Unknown said…
I didn't do a good enough job of saying how much I enjoyed Bear Lake. I surprised myself by liking the water so much! I would back, muddy beach and all :).
October 6, 2011 at 7:33 PM
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