With the rising cost of gas we are determined to find campgrounds closer to home. After searching the topographic maps we discovered a campground near the head waters of Clear Creek. It is called Mizpah - There are only 10 sites and one cannot reserve sites. Rich went up early Friday morning to ensure we would get a site. He found a lovely secluded spot with a great big camp fire area. We arrived mid afternoon and all but one site was occupied. We could hear the cars on Hwy40 - a small price to pay for the convenience of the campground. The river was 50ft from our camper and the boys spent a lot of time exploring there. An old decaying log cabin was a source of rusty tin containers. We spent Saturday morning volunteering with the Forest Service at the headwaters of Clear Creek(pic). The weather was a bit wet by late afternoon, but we were able to spend the evening around a huge campfire with friends from Lookout Mountain. On Sunday morning we could not resist a hike up to Hassel Lake(pic). The short drive home was a great end to a good weekend.
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