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We took the kids on their first backpacker this last weekend (left early Thursday). It was 7 miles in, 3k vert., 1.5k in the last mile. The 6 yr old packed his clothes and some snacks, 9 yr old packed her clothes, sleeping bag, pad, and some snacks. Both did great. The lake ended up being devoid of fish We day hiked to the ridge above the next day and spotted a fire from the thunder and lightening the night before and called it in (sad all the places you can get cell reception anymore). Friday night hordes of people showed up, freakin' 11! Ugh!!!! So Saturday we left for less crowded pastures. Ended up down lower along a small creek loaded with pretty cutts (both dirt ball kids tried to drop their fish as the shutter clicked). Day hiked up into some good looking deer country. Then boogied out on Sunday. Pretty impressed with the kids. My wife let me down a bit... she had what amounted to a 4-day tantrum over the black flies. To her defense they were horrible, but the rest of us didn't let them ruin out trip. She was either cussing or speed hiking, or in the tent almost all four days (minus some bikini time at the lake in the middle of the day when the breeze was keeping the bugs at bay).
The kids said they had fun. Hope to do it again later in the year. First trip of the year for me not in a "W"ilderness, certainly could have fooled me. My only question is where in the heck are the mountain goats!?!
The kids said they had fun. Hope to do it again later in the year. First trip of the year for me not in a "W"ilderness, certainly could have fooled me. My only question is where in the heck are the mountain goats!?!