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The Camping Trip
Several years ago, my wife and I decided to take a weekend and go camping. I was excited, because I had been hard at work with classes and my job and I really needed the break. Four hours later, we arrived and began the 5-mile drive down a gravel road.
We arrived in the late morning and quickly got ourselves established. The first order of business was to pitch the tent. Next, came the collection of firewood and this is where things started to get weird.
Located about 50 yards from our clearing was a grove of trees. The dirt road led from our campsite, through those trees and down to another campsite. Since the other site was not taken, I decided to go and gather the wood from the grove. As I entered the trees, I had what can best be described as an eerie feeling. There were no birds chirping, no bugs buzzing, nothing but complete silence. As I gathered the wood, I kept having this strange feeling that I was being watched. It felt as though there was some force pressing lightly on my back and the hairs on my neck kept tingling. As I gathered the wood, I kept turning around and looking behind me. Why, I have no idea; it was just a creepy feeling. As I left the grove, I immediately felt better, but I was still weary as to what had caused the feeling in the first place.
A few hours later, a family in a van came through our campsite and headed towards the grove. As they started to unpack and set-up camp, I was immediately relieved to have company in that lonely area. I finally relaxed and told my wife the feelings I had while collecting the wood. After all, we were not alone anymore and there's no reason to be scared, right? Well, not more than 30 minutes later, the van was packed and the people left.
Okay, this is weird. Well, maybe they changed their mind. A while later, another family came down, set-up camp and started to have fun. Less than an hour later, they packed-up and left. Now I am getting concerned. Why would these people come all this way, unpack their cars and pitch their tents, only to repack and leave in under an hour? Late in the afternoon, the Ranger came by and talked with us. He asked if we had seen anything out of the ordinary and we told him about the two families that left. He went and checked the area and reported that everything seemed fine. Guess what, not long after he left, another group went down and set-up camp; 30 minutes later, they left as well.
As night approached, I grew more and more uneasy. I lit the campfire and that helped, but I could not get that feeling of being watched out of my mind. I kept looking over into that grove of trees. Something seemed to be in there. I felt as if there were a presence looking back at us.
When we finally went to bed, I just could not get to sleep. I had this heaviness on me. It felt as if something was trying to push me away; almost like a giant hand. I could not get rid of this feeling. As time went on, it grew stronger. It was almost electric in its intensity.
Finally, at around 1:00 am I couldn't stand it any longer. I asked my wife if she wouldn't mind leaving and that was when she stated that she had been having the same feelings as me. Well, that was all I needed to hear. I got out of the tent and started the car. I must have broken camp in a record time, because not more than 15 minutes later, we were on the road and not looking back.
I need to ask, did we let our imaginations get away from us, or was there actually someone or something back in those trees. Remember, three groups went back to camp there; all three left within an hour.
We may never know what might have happened if we would have stayed. I like to think that God was watching over us and was warning us to leave. If we would have stayed, would I be sitting here right now telling you about this, or would we have ended-up as another camping tragedy.
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About the Author:I'm a stay at home parent who homeschools. I have a B.A. in History and have done Graduate work in that area,as well as in Public Administration.
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