Experiment 1-a

OK, this is generally how we do things: commit ourselves to something and THEN figure out how to do it. For example - our house (enough said). Another example - a couple weekends ago I took the ratty old doors off the shed - now I'm committed to figuring out how to replace them. And finally our upcoming trip to the Pacific Northwest - we have plane tickets, plans for a weekend trip to the Oregon coast with Chip and Audrey, and then we're off to Olympic National Park - to ahh, hike many miles...with Finn. Today, we experimented with our pain thresholds and went for a moderate (short by the standards of our non-kid-bearing friends) hike. We drove up to the High Uinta Wilderness and hiked toward Amethyst Lake.

The hike was amazing and a perfect way to kick off summer: 90+ degree heat in Salt Lake City and we were enjoying 60's, sun, and nothing but the sound of some raging water. We had big ambitions of making it to a lake about 4-5 miles in, but decided we were seriously pushing our luck at about 3.5 miles in and turned around. No big deal though - we got some great views of a crazy "creek," Finn did amazing (only one lunch/diaper stop!), and we returned to the car refreshed and energized for our future trip. On the way back we indulged ourselves with milkshakes, which handily undid four hours of hiking in 20 minutes.

Entering the High Uinta Wilderness

Ostler Fork of the Bear River - runnin' mad

Maiden of the Mist

Hayden Peak in the background...maybe Experiment 1-b?

E and Finn kicking back after 7 miles of bliss