We were excited to be invited to the Crystal Springs rodeo by the Donkersloot's! This was their 4th year there. A couple times they had invited us and it hadn't worked out. This year when they mentioned it we marked it down as we really wanted to go!We left in the a.m. of June 26 and headed 2 1/2 hrs. north up through Marshall and Canby. We got to the rodeo about 11:15 a.m. It was nothing like we had ever seen before...200+ acres of hillside, horses, campers, tents, 4-wheelers, etc! This was going to be an experience!
We got to our spot...and backed the camper into the circle of 10 other campers. A guy Jason D. works with and his wife had been going for years. Each year the circle continues to get bigger. They even make their own bonfire pit...by hand! 
It took us about an hour to set-up and not long after to start relaxing and drinking! 
We spent all afternoon visiting and enjoying the heat. We made supper and then headed up to the rodeo! What a blast! The girls loved it! The rodeo is in a valley of one of the hills and everyone sets up tarps up the hillside all the way around to watch. 
Their are food and clothing vendors on the top of the hill and you can bring in your own drinks. They have horse back riding, bull riding, barrel racing, calf roping, etc! They even have a world famous clown to entertain! It lasted about 2 1/2 hours. We headed back to the camper to get the kids in bed. At this point it had started to rain. That didn't stop us from heading to the tent in the middle of all the campers for some fun with the other adults. It continued to rain until 1 a.m....which was when we headed to bed!
It took us about an hour to set-up and not long after to start relaxing and drinking! We spent all afternoon visiting and enjoying the heat. We made supper and then headed up to the rodeo! What a blast! The girls loved it! The rodeo is in a valley of one of the hills and everyone sets up tarps up the hillside all the way around to watch. Their are food and clothing vendors on the top of the hill and you can bring in your own drinks. They have horse back riding, bull riding, barrel racing, calf roping, etc! They even have a world famous clown to entertain! It lasted about 2 1/2 hours. We headed back to the camper to get the kids in bed. At this point it had started to rain. That didn't stop us from heading to the tent in the middle of all the campers for some fun with the other adults. It continued to rain until 1 a.m....which was when we headed to bed!Saturday we did it all over again! We did go into Clear Lake for the parade at 3. One of Wendy's new found talents is her ability to make these great beer hats! After the parade, she made one for me and my girls had to model it!
We made supper around 6 and then headed to our 2nd night of rodeo fun! One of the best parts of the rodeo was hearing Presley yell "Go faster, go faster" to the barrel racers. Madison enjoyed when everyone was yelling and screaming so she could do that too! 
After the rodeo, we tucked the kids in bed, made a snack (the Jason's were hungry for steak and hasbrown sandwiches), 
visited outside with some friends, and called it a night.Sunday we were ready to head for home! We ate breakfast and packed up. We headed for home about 12:30.
Definitely a fun weekend had by all...and one we would love to do again! Thanks to Jason, Wendy and the kids for inviting us! Hopefully next year we can pull a camper of our own out there!
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