Camping Evacuation!

Jared's parents ward was having their ward camp out yesterday at Payson Lake. We decided that we would go because we haven't gone camping yet this summer, and Jennie and the kids are still here and they were all going as well. We got up to the campground around 1:30 and set up our tent. We sat around for awhile and talked.Jared, Jerl (his Dad) and the kids decided they wanted to go fishing. They were gone for awhile and when they got back we ate dinner. They had Karaoke and a movie over at the group fire pit..which we went to a little bit of. It was fun hanging out and just relaxing. Around midnight these boys from the ward came up to the motor home and told us that our campsite was being evacuated because there was a huge fire in Payson Canyon close to Payson Lake. SO everyone in the camp got up and started loading up everything to head out.
The fire wasn't that close to us so we had time to get all of our stuff sorta packed up...some just got thrown in the back of the Jeep. We got out of there around
1:00 am and headed for Nephi..since Payson Canyon was closed. We ended up taking a back road that dropped us off in Santaquin. As we came down the mountain and hit the freeway we could see some flames ..mostly embers..from the fire. I found these next two pictures online of what the fire looked like.

We made it home a little bit after 2:00 am. Jared's parents were a little bit later because they had to take the road down to Nephi. When they got home they just pulled in the driveway and slept in the motor home. I am sure the kids were all a bit surprised to be home..since they all slept during the drive home. I am just grateful that we had to time get out of there and everyone made it home safe!