Annette Lake
Kicked. My. Butt.
Yesterday we headed up 90 for a day hike. We were going to hike Rachel Lake (off Lake Kachess), but decided after a friend's recommendation to check out Lake Annette.
It was Abigail's first real hike, and she loved it!
....until we made a pit stop for snack time and she decided it was time to ride on Mommy...and only Mommy.
I hadn't planned on packing out the extra weight, but it sure gave me a good workout!
Lots of pictures below from the hike up.
We made decent time (about an hour and 50 minutes) which included lots of "oh-my-gawd-I'm-about-to-die" moments from yours truly, but the lake at the top was worth every step.
We found an inlet and set our blanket out for a picnic lunch while Abigail slept in the shade, and the water was a perfect temperature which allowed us to wade around for a bit as well.
As luck would have it, Abigail slept soundly through our time at the lake, so Kevin was able to hike back down with her, giving my back, legs, butt, and shoulders a break- hallelujah!!
We found a few spots at the lake where we could camp overnight, so we're tossing around the idea of exchanging the baby weight (sorry Bitz) for some camp gear, a few cold ones, and some tubes to float the lake...
We'll be sure to keep ya'll posted if we do!
Yesterday we headed up 90 for a day hike. We were going to hike Rachel Lake (off Lake Kachess), but decided after a friend's recommendation to check out Lake Annette.
It was Abigail's first real hike, and she loved it!
....until we made a pit stop for snack time and she decided it was time to ride on Mommy...and only Mommy.
I hadn't planned on packing out the extra weight, but it sure gave me a good workout!
Lots of pictures below from the hike up.
We made decent time (about an hour and 50 minutes) which included lots of "oh-my-gawd-I'm-about-to-die" moments from yours truly, but the lake at the top was worth every step.
We found an inlet and set our blanket out for a picnic lunch while Abigail slept in the shade, and the water was a perfect temperature which allowed us to wade around for a bit as well.
As luck would have it, Abigail slept soundly through our time at the lake, so Kevin was able to hike back down with her, giving my back, legs, butt, and shoulders a break- hallelujah!!
We found a few spots at the lake where we could camp overnight, so we're tossing around the idea of exchanging the baby weight (sorry Bitz) for some camp gear, a few cold ones, and some tubes to float the lake...
We'll be sure to keep ya'll posted if we do!
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