we prepared for our trip friday night, keeping the knowledge of the weather forecast in mind: 90% chance of rain. i, of course, assumed that the forecast would be wrong, because there is a 90% chance that it will change. sadly, i was wrong. the hubster, friends jamie & cole, 4 furry kiddos, and i drove two hours south (in 2 cars) to the start of the lost lake trail. i rode with jamie and we took turns talking to our guys on the walkie talkies. actually, it was more like they were backseat driving...even though they were in the car ahead of us :) silly boys.
we unloaded the gear and the guys set up the cars at two parking lots. the cool thing about this particular hike is that you can hike in from one spot and the trail goes all the way through, which means no doubling back & no repetitive scenery. just as we all slung our packs on and headed towards the trail....the rain started.
rain, drizzle, rain, pour, rain, drizzle...somehow the rain always came down in the direction of our faces.
okay okay, it wasn't as bad as it sounded - it was wet, but not super cold. and the dogs had a BLAST! we got such a kick out of them running up and down the trail. mia would always run & check on the last person in line. vito wore in his new pack and it did well - he even went swimming with it on!
i unfortunately did not get a ton of pictures because it was raining...but here's a few from the morning we were hiking out, when it stopped raining!!
awesome views
see how the leaves are ALREADY changing?!
lost lake in the distance
jamie & cole
hubby & cole discussing important man stuff
bear & gauge (the good dogs)
mia licking her lips
vito looking handsome with his packoverall the hike was a lot of fun. it was refreshing to get out of town for a couple of days, even if it was raining.
p.s. if you even plan to do an overnight hike with a 40 pound pack, i would highly recommend training for it first. because i could barely walk the following couple of days.
p.s. if you even plan to do an overnight hike with a 40 pound pack, i would highly recommend training for it first. because i could barely walk the following couple of days.
2 comments:
one question, which one is jamie??
Note well taken: I'll make sure to train first if I'm ever hiking with a heavy backpack.
And the pictures you did get are lovely. It really is already beginning to look like fall.
Post a Comment