Oscar goes family camping

My family goes camping in New York State every year (my mom's family has done this since they were kids) in one of the few places in the US that still does not get cell phone reception. This year, Oscar came along for the ride. I was a little afraid that he'd be overwhelmed by all my family (I have a LOT of family), but he was a good sport about it.

Oscar and my dad relaxing.

This is easy camping (we sleep on cots in a cabin that has electricity and there is a central showerhouse), but it is a lot of fun. We ate a lot of food, drank beer, and went on a couple cool hikes. One hike was up one side of a gorge, past three waterfalls, over a bridge, and down the other side, a total of maybe 8 miles. We also hiked down to the river and skipped rocks, and hiked the ridge trail, which is literally on the ridge of a gorge, with steep falls.

The beginning of the ridge trail, in the woods

My sister on the trail

On our way between the park and Buffalo, we got cell phone reception back, and we found out that my cousin Molly and her husband Johnny had a baby! So we gained a new, very cute family member!

We had a fun time camping, and we stopped in Buffalo to hang out with my dad's family for a couple hours on the way back. Oscar had real Buffalo Wings and Buffalo-style pizza, and I think my family liked him, too! What a great trip!