While Jill was at a Dr appointment I was watching the kids. Chloe found the water hose and decided it was a good day to turn our sand box into a beach. As dad of the year, I didn't stop them.
Last weekend I escaped the into the wild North West wilderness and hiked the entire way around Mt St Helen's. It was an awesome hike of 30+ miles, that took three day and cost me 6 blisters and two toe nails. But we had a great time and I regret nothing. Jesse and James were my cohorts in crime for this endeavor; that's how I like my adventures, surrounded by medical professionals.
As we started walking out the door for our backpacking extravaganza Chloe turns to me and says " Daddy, have fun...but not too much fun." She must know boys better than I expected.
It amazed me how the mountain changed as we did a 360 around it. From lush old growth forests to desolate rocky plains. One of the most interesting things to see was the mile of knocked down pine forest. Such a destructive power.
Yes, we had to cross this canyon...all the way down and then all the way up. Jesse and James didn't seem to care, but I huffed and puffed like the big bad wolf up the untire 1,300 ft climb. PS the whole mountain was made of sand.
Due to the dry weather there was a fire ban, but fortunately we were treated to some spectacular sunsets.
I'll spare you from looking at the picture of my toes. Overall, it was a great trip.
Link to hiking route:
hooray for Guest bloggers. LOL And thanks for sparing us from you foot photos. hehehehe
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys had a lot of fun.
I'm pretty sure James is already planning your next adventures.