El Capitan Canyon

Ryan and I took a little vacation and visited El Capitan Canyon for some "Luxury" camping. El Capitan Canyon is just north of Santa Barbara. We stayed in the Creekside King Cabin. It was so fun!

We had this special package waiting for us full of goodies! It was fun to receive such a fun package full of goodies!

This is looking up to our cabin from our own private fire pit and picnic area. We had a great porch too. It was so scenic and very beautiful. They don't allow cars in the Canyon so it was walking or biking wherever we went. The beach was about a 10-15 minute walk, but they had a nice trail to follow which was fun too! The trail was lined with wild blackberries! Yummm...

Here is what we made for dinner our first night there - Chicken and Rice. It was delicious. We did ALL of our cooking in our dutch oven. Ryan was the cook. He did such a great job!

Here we are... hanging out around our campfire!

We had a little problem with the toilet. Well, actually Ryan had a problem with the toilet... No worries, though. He fixed it with a roasting stick... We tossed that one in the trash.


This is what we made for breakfast in the dutch oven. It was SOOO yummy! It was supposed to be an omelet, but we couldn't get the dutch oven flat in the fire pit over the coals, so we just scrambled the eggs. It was SOO yummy. We have even made it twice since we've been home it was so good! The secret ingredient is onions and jalapeno. Did I mention is was delicious?

There were several trails in the area for hiking or biking, so Ryan put me in his extra Mt. Biking gear and off we went.

This was the view from about half way up to the top of the hill. It was so beautiful.

Here I am coming down the small hill that felt like a huge one. I wasn't used to the speed... I thought those padded shorts would make the ride better, and they did, but the next day it didn't feel like it... Sore buns for sure.

When we got up it was nice and sunny. It was so beautiful on our bike ride. Then we went to the beach and it got cloudy and cool... Oh well. It was still fun to be at the beach. We took naps on the beach until it was too cold out for bathing suits.

This was our yummy dinner! BBQ Ribs. It was really delicious just like all our other dutch oven meals.

Cute Ryan sitting by the fire. It was a nice little spot. There were other cabins around but not too close.

Can you see the skunk? Look for the stripped black and white tail. You can't tell from this picture but he was pretty big! We also saw some deer in the camp area as well as birds, lizards chipmunks and squirrel. Oh yeah and some turkey buzzards... Big ugly birds.

Our last camp fire. We had to burn all the wood before we left. There is something mesmerizing about a fire. I love to watch the flames as they flicker and move as such a rapid rate. We had a great trip. Next time we'll just hope for a little bit warmer weather.