Camping, Sponsored by Pimm's

Well, we did it. Last weekend, we had spent one night camping at Viento State Park, just outside of Hood River. It was so, so, so peaceful and relaxing and full of summer kick-off booze.

Pimm's Cup- the best thing out of Britain.

Recipe: On the Rocks

1 part Pimm's

2 part Lemonade

Handful of fresh strawberries

We wanted to make dinner over the fire to make it extra camp-y, so obviously we had to make Spit'n'Chews. Joe made fun of me, thinking this was a classic mix-the-words-up-moment, but I Googled it and bam. Spit'n'Chews! 

Recipe: 

Aluminum foil 

1 onion

5 carrots

3 sweet potatoes or baby reds

4 celery sticks

4 brats (cubed) or 1 lb of stew steak

Salt

Pepper

Hot Sauce

Chop everything up (OR chew it and spit it into the foil if you're hardcore). Then lay out 2 sheets of foil, place as much of each ingredient you want in the center of the foil. Season it to your liking, add a dash of hot sauce, then wrap it all up into an envelope. Then once your fire has beautiful orange coals, plop the foil packages right in the middle of the fire for about 15 minutes. You will start to hear it sizzle, which is the best sound- grab one, check if the veggies are soft and if so, take 'em out! Season more if you'd like and best of all... enjoy!

On Sunday, we went on a little impromptu brewery tour which... let's be honest. Not surprising. First stop was Full Sail Brewing Company. I've never really liked their beer (shhhhh, I feel bad) but there is really something about drinking it straight out of the brewery tap... it tastes damn good. My favorite was the amber beer, but the picture below is Joey's IPA. It is a fun place, good atmosphere, brewery tours and an AMAZING view of the Gorge.

Then we walked down the street to visit my husbands new FAVORITE beer homeland, Double Mountain. It is a growing brand, a growing brewery, which reminds me of the old Boundary Bay that I love and miss. It's in a warehouse-type building, packed with people and a crazy good beer line-up. We both had the IPA and a Vaporizer, which is Portland's version of Seattle's Manny. It is starting to blow up! Super good. 

Aside from an awesome night camping, a mini-brewery tour and a perfect little getaway... we decided we are moving to Hood River. Somehow, some way. I love it there. Here are my 2 favorite shots from the weekend, to help convince you I am right:

Pure bliss. 

xo