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Red Bluff-Personal Narrative

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I awoke on a cool summer morning, at first I wasn't completely there but then, a chill of excitement ran down my spine as I realized my family was going camping today. I ran down stairs past the mountains of camping supplies and clothes to talk to my parents in the kitchen. They said we were leaving soon and that I should start packing all of the supplies into our trusty old Ford Expedition. After about 20 minutes of packing our SUV to the brim with all of the things we would need to survive in the wilderness for a few days, we said goodbye to our three cats and headed for Steelville Missouri. Grandpa was one of the first people to find Red Bluff and start camping there. He has since passed away due to pancreatic cancer but my dad carries out his tradition every year.. I always see this look in my dad's eyes when we get there that I can never decipher, a look of nostalgic sadness. Maybe he's thinking of all the times he's been there and all the memories or maybe he's thinking about his dad, I could never quite tell.
It is easy to tell we are getting close when we go through Cuba, Missouri. One of our dogs, Dory, met her beginning in cuba. We had stopped at a Mcdonalds to get lunch before we headed back home when out of …show more content…

We always get in a battle about which spot to set up at, we all have our favorite. These sites act as a nostalgic memory bank whenever I see them. I can remember all of the great times we've had at almost all the sites. This time my family let me pick, I already knew what spot i wanted. The spot I loved was the one right by the crystal clear Huzzah River. This spot had its own rocky beach and view of the iron-stained, rocky red bluff. My favorite spot is tucked away in the back of the state park, nestled in a nook of trees and grass. A concrete fire block with a smoky cast-iron grill sat at the center of the site along with a picnic table

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