We went backpacking for the first time as a family just before the Labor Day weekend. We hiked a trail that Jon did with Kevin last year before he left on his mission. It was a 16 mile hike and gave us both a great work out.
At the start of the trail.
Koen got to hike part of it himself! He LOVED being able to take a break from the carrier and stretch his legs! He also loved picking up many rocks and sticks.
We had to cross this bridge. The river underneath was moving rather quickly.
Yay! We made it to camp!
Jon heated up a yummy meal for us.
Koen loved checking out Dollar Lake that was nearby.
We hid Koen's next day lunch (PB&J sandwich) away from camp during the night. I guess someone else thought it looked yummy because they replaced it with a pine cone.
Heating up water for our breakfast.
Pointing to the lake.
This is the valley looking towards Kings Peak and Dollar Lake, where we camped. Beautiful.
Jon was still going strong even though he really wasn't feeling his greatest this morning.
It was such a fun hike. Koen did super well and loved the whole experience. He stayed a safe distance from the fire, fell asleep so quickly when it was time for bed, and he didn't complain even though he spent so much time strapped in a carrier. Jon chose a great trail for our first family backpacking trip! Thank you Emma and Denver for letting us borrow your carrier again!
We had to cross this bridge. The river underneath was moving rather quickly.
Yay! We made it to camp!
Jon heated up a yummy meal for us.
Koen loved checking out Dollar Lake that was nearby.
We hid Koen's next day lunch (PB&J sandwich) away from camp during the night. I guess someone else thought it looked yummy because they replaced it with a pine cone.
Heating up water for our breakfast.
Koen thought the tent was pretty cool.
Pointing to the lake.
This is the valley looking towards Kings Peak and Dollar Lake, where we camped. Beautiful.
Jon was still going strong even though he really wasn't feeling his greatest this morning.
4 comments:
You're so welcome! It looks like you guys had a LOT of fun!
looks like lots of fun!
You're ambitious to take Koen on a long backpacking trip but it looks like it worked out great! We can't wait until we have kids and can explore nature with them. Your peanut butter sandwich story made me laugh really hard for some reason!
Wow that was a long ways. I wished I would have done more hiking when I was younger. Now my feet don't even like to walk around the block.
Looks like you were all happy too.
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