Yellowstone (closed)

[jaynedixon]

Music played and Charley sleepily opened her eyes and blinking looked at the clock by her bed and saw the time. Reaching out she silenced the music before rolling onto her back and pulling the sheets back, to the side of her she could hear soft breathing still and no movement.

“Hey,” she said slapping at the sleeping body next to her, “time to get up, car will be here soon.”

Allison (Aly) groaned and moved from the other side of the bed and she too kicked back the bed sheets and had just got out of bed as Charley had reached out to turn on one of the lights. Charley walked from the bedroom to the kitchen to make coffee while Aly went to the bathroom, and once Aly was finished it was Charley’s turn. Both of them dressing and getting ready while outside it was still dark.

They were dressed and walking out of Charley’s apartment as the car they had booked pulled up. Soon they were at the airport, going through all the lines at security and eventually getting to there gate. Thankfully the flight was on time. The first flight was a little under 6 hours, uneventful and leading to both of them getting some more sleep resting against each other. After a 1 hour layover they were on the second flight which thankfully was only 1 hour. After that it was to the pick up the car they had hired, the camping gear they had also hired. A 70 mile drive, a stop for some lunch and some 10 hours since the alarm had gone off this morning they had made it to Grant Village campground in Yellowstone. After finding there spot they had parked the car and got out looking all around them at the other campers that were already there.

“OK, here we are,” Charley said to Aly as she opened the trunk.

They had stopped and bought some food and some drinks and so as they were still cold she opened a beer and handed it to Aly, before opening one for herself as she looked at the tent. “So as this whole camping trip was your idea I’m guessing you know how to do the tent?” she asked looking over at Aly.

Aly smiled as she walked over and just shrugged, “hmm no, but it can’t be too difficult, right?” She said as she looked around. “Plus we know plenty of people who do know how to put up a tent.” She added seeing the numerous already erect tents around them.

Charley laughed. The whole trip had been Aly’s idea, she wanted to go camping somewhere, that was all, and from there they had eventually planned it all out. They had first been roommates and then lived apart and then back together, and now currently apart, but had in the time become close friends and so despite neither of them having been camping in a long long time Charley had agreed to come along for the vacation. Now though as she looked at the tent in its bag on the floor as Aly had taken it out of the car she wished she had just checked into a hotel as she drank another mouthful of beer.

“Ok, let’s see how we do,” Charley said as she reached for the instructions that had come with the tent and looked over them.

 

[Don10]

Justin along with his friends Andrew, Troy and Chris decided to go camping at Yellowstone National Park which was near Montana. The guys packed their backpacks, reached the campsite and set up their tents.

The weather fortunately was pleasant that day making it less tiring for the lads to set up their stuff. Andrew and Troy sat by the tent talking about their crush at school, superbowl and other stuff while Justin walked around the place hoping to explore it and catch some adventure.

Justin was Charley's classmate at high school. They attended sociology classes together, shared notes and were pretty good friends. Justin was a cool guy to hang out with. He was funny, looked good and was always up for some adventure or entertainment. He was the typical guy one wouldn't get bored with.

As he walked by the campsite he saw a familiar face trying to set up her tent. " Ah, Charley!" he called out to her. "Wow! You've come camping too. This is gonna be so much fun." He said excited. Charley introduced him to her friend Aly and they yapped for a while about the trip. "Lemme help you girls set this tent up." Justin went camping often and was used to setting up huge tents.

They sat down tired after all the efforts they put up setting it up. "Would you girls like to join me explore around?" He asked Allison and Charley.

 

[jaynedixon]

Looking up as she heard her name called she saw not too far away Justin, a friend she knew from high school walking from a tent a few spots down from her own pitch and she walked over towards him.

“Yeah, this was not my idea as you can imagine,” she said as she looked over at Aly, “she convinced me to come but she can’t even put the tent up.” Charley said with a laugh as they walked over to there spot.

Justin offered to help. “Oh thanks, I don’t really know how to do this,” Aly said as she stood back and looked over at Charley who was just laughing a few steps away.

Once it was up Charley brought out beer for each of them, and as they stood for a second and admired there tent, and home for the next few nights, Justin asked if they wanted to walk around the campground.

“Sure,” Aly said as she zipped up the tent.

They first walked down and stopped outside of Justin’s tent, his friends were already sat outside of it in deck chairs, also drinking, and the six of them chatted for a while and as Charley and Aly finished there drinks Troy handed them fresh ones. Eventually Justin said he was going to walk around the campsite, and though his three friends just wanted to sit there and drink, Charley and Aly went with him as they walked down through the field and through the trees. Passing other tents, some zipped up, some with people sat outside they headed down and Justin took them all around the places they needed to know, walking past restrooms, dishwashing stations, showers and laundry facilities. Having made a mental note of where all the essentials was Charley said they should walk down by the lake and walking up to the water’s edge they then walked down the trail that ran along the shore of the lake and having walked down the trail they found the visitors center where Aly helped herself to some brochures and then found the General Store. Charley bought more food and drink for them to take back to the tent and then they headed back, finally getting back to their tent and it looked like Justin’s friends had never moved in the entire time they had been gone.

After they had put there stuff away in there tent Aly went to lay down while Charley headed down the road to Justin’s tent where he and his friends were sat outside chatting and drinking.

“Hey guys, so what did you have planned for eating tonight, you going to BBQ?” She asked as she took another beer that Troy offered her.

 

[Don10]

"Yes, we're gonna BBQ. Would you like to join us? " asked Troy setting up the grill, coal and other stuff.

"Would you like to invite Aly over here if she'd like to? It would be so much fun" said Justin helping Troy set up the BBQ.

They grabbed a beer each and played some good music during the BBQ. Andrew was a little buzzed and shook a leg to the music. Troy, Justin, Allison and Charley enjoyed the food, light conversations and the environment as the sun was about to set in a while.

Allison was tired already and walked back to her tent as they all wished good night to each other. Andrew was on the verge of passing out while Troy set things and packed what wasn't required.

Justin was not done yet. He still had the enthusiasm and adrenaline in him to look around for more. As he looked around, he saw people settle down and wind up for the day.
He was disappointed as he looked at Charley. "What are you gonna do now?" He asked her hopefully.

 

[jaynedixon]

She sat around with the guys while she drank the beer they had given her and when she was finished she walked back to her tent and told Aly about the BBQ, though before they went back over Aly said she wanted a shower first and Charley suddenly agreed thinking how she had not had one all day and so they walked back past the boys’ tent with their shower stuff and said they would be back soon.

Showered and back outside of the boys’ tent they ate, drank and chatted as it got dark and one by one they went inside the tents leaving Troy, Justin and Charley sat around what remained of the BBQ still drinking.

“What are you gonna do now?” Justin had asked her and as she held the bottle of beer in her lap she shrugged and turned to look at him, “don’t know, why?” She asked Justin as she sat back and put the bottle to her lips and drank what was left of it.

Troy had been watching her and seeing her empty the bottle he walked over and held out a hand for it and Charley gave him the empty as she looked up at him, “thanks Troy.” She said as he took it, before asking, “Another?”

Charley thought for a second looking up at him, “you having one too?” she asked and when he nodded she smiled and then added, “sure, one more, we’re on vacation right.” She said as Troy turned and walked back into the tent and Charley looked back to Justin. “So what did you have planned?”

Troy came back and handed a beer to Charley and she smiled as she took it, thanking him, and as she sat back drinking it Chris came out of the tent to tell them all that Andrew had thrown up, to which they all laughed. “Should we make sure he is ok?” Charley asked and when Justin said no, they laughed again and as they all sat down Charley found herself surrounded by the three of them, and she had to admit to herself that not only Justin, but also his friends, were all kind of cute. Something which she had told Aly earlier at the showers and she had laughed but ended up nodding saying she kind of agreed with her.

“So Justin here is getting restless,” Charley said to the other two guys as they all looked at Justin as he sat there with his beer, “think he’s planning some sort of adventure or something,” she said as she drank more beer, feeling the days and evenings drinking now as she happily sat there cradling the bottle in her lap.