true story. we got an hour from home and realized we had no blankets, and when we got there, went to put up the tent and didn't have a rain guard. we had to buy a tarp and a blanket, and then i attached some trash bags to the sides of the tent where the tarp didn't reach to keep the rain out. i spent enough money, i didn't want to buy more stuff for a one time use.
it did the trick, though, and kept the rain out on the second night. it was pretty chilly at night though, but oh well. there was fire and smores to be had. after we packed up, we stopped at watkins glen state park and walked the trails there, and then grilled dinner at a random rest area (people do that, right? we did).
before we left, i made an angel food cake! of course, i have no strawberries, and only had a little whipped cream to put with it, so half of it is still sitting. i don't mind it plain. everyone else though, not so much.
i thought it was burning while it was baking, but it turned out okay. both times i have made this recipe, the same thing has happened. i gotta figure something out. maybe a lower temperature or something. this is another recipe from melissa gray's "all cakes considered," and it calls for the oven to be at 375, and to bake for 30-40 minutes. mine was getting slightly dark and done in like 20 minutes. i am confused.
i made some blender salsa too....because salsa is good while camping, right?everything is so brightly colored when i throw it all into the blender. then, it's like magic. except the part where i attempted to remove the seeds from the jalapeno, because my thumb was burning all weekend long. under my thumb nail, to make it worse. because i am smart, chopping without gloves.
anyway.....
after forgetting half of our stuff at home, we got to wellsboro (pa) around 1230-ish and saw all the cars in their completed, pre-rally wrecked forms before the races began. there was a jump stage that they went to, but during that time is when we checked in and bought our "supplies" to keep warm and dry. we came back in time to hit up the super special stage at the tioga county fairgrounds, where they had the double track.
 |
| higgins and drew's subaru |
 |
| favorite car of the weekend- because art. roberts and gelsomino |
 |
| go toyota! lol. rally rav4 |
for some reason, we were struggling with the camera for a bit. i haven't used it in a while, but i shouldn't have been that dumb. maybe i need more rest than i let on, and it's making me dumb.
the next morning we returned to the green (in downtown wellsboro) to see all the cars off again. i learned things this weekend. the rally cars have to be street legal so they can drive them between stages.
 |
| before we left, i got up early and grilled breakfast. best morning ever. |
after leaving here, we drove an hour south into the woods somewhere, probably on a mountain, on a bunch of dirt roads to one of the forest stages. these stages were free! yay free!! (minus the gas money.)
there were two different forest stages we went to. we got all of our walking in for the day, i'll say that much! the first one we walked a mile and a half to get to. after several cars, they ended up cancelling the last few because someone wrecked and set a tree on fire on the track.
the second one was the hour drive. we made it early enough to catch all the remaining cars make it through. i took videos of these and saved this still from one of them. i may go back through and take some more, but right now i am feeling rather icky and lacking concentration. how i've made it this far is beyond me.
 |
| after a day of racing, everyone is missing parts. #nobumper #rallyprius |
 |
| 'murica truck! second favorite car |
 |
| ...and then he rolled. |
this freakin truck though. not only was it super loud, but in his last lap, he rolled his truck. this guy was going up against a porsche, and winning, and then he nailed the embankment and the cone. the guy got out of his truck and took his flag and crossed the finish line on foot, then returned to his truck and drove it across the line after they had righted it. that was a good run.
okay. i think that about covers all the pictures i pulled for now. maybe next time i will post watkins glen and some more stuff. i can't concentrate anymore, so i hope you enjoyed the pictures today. thanks for reading!
