In mid-June, the Hobgood 5 set out on our first family backpacking trip. Our plan was to hike to Megan Lake, an alpine lake in the Sangre de Cristos, which was a 2.5 mile hike from the trailhead. However, the road was a little too much for our car, so we parked about 1.5 miles from the trailhead, put on our packs and headed into the mountains.
We made it to the trailhead!
Wyatt was chillin' during a snack break.
We had to do one stream crossing by foot. Josh and I carried the packs, plus the kids. It was cold!
You can see from the sky in this picture that some smoke started rolling in, towards evening, from all the fires in Colorado. Luckily, we camped near some trail guides who had called the Forest Service and we knew that the fires were quite far away.
Almost bedtime! We camped a little short of our original destination, opting to stay in the forest
rather than hike all the way up to the lake.
The next morning, the smoke had cleared and we headed out for Megan Lake. It was gorgeous and well worth the hike.
Owen was incredibly independent on the hike. He carried his own sleeping bag and crossed log bridges all by himself. When we got back to the car, he told us that backpacking was one of the coolest things he had ever done, because he loves hiking and camping so much.
This is what a 2-year old looks like after 2 days outside:-) Dirty, but happy!
2 comments:
Spectacular pictures of both children and Colorado. What a beautiful and adventurous family!!!
That looks amazing! Hooray for you guys, that's no small feat going that far with 3 kiddos!
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