the atmosphere was — it was poppin�*, i guess you could say, if that's the right word.a lot of people. it was busy. music, food, the barbecue smells in the air, blue skies — it was any vacation anyone would've asked for. 0ur favourite spot is the creek that runs through the campground. there's a rope swing that the children have learnt to love to swing off of over the summer. liz had driven to mammoth pool with her daughters emmeline and dixie, aged nine and 11. this was our fifth trip up there, this summer. as a teacher, i'm like, "let's go explore, let's go see nature." our first trip up there, emmeline caught some frogs, and was going around chasing toads and frogs and lizards and just — the wildlife. they were camping with their cousin, chris. we were all having a good time, we werejust enjoying ourselves. mammoth pool, yeah, is a very, very special place. i've been going up there since i was about seven days old, and 49 now, so been going up there for a very long time. it was fairly calm, not a lot going on. weather was mild. and rather warm. local sheriff tyson po