Friday, September 25, 2020

1st Backpacking trip with our family of SEVEN

Conrad planned for our family to hike into White Pine Lake in Northern UT. 4 miles in, 4 out with the last mile being fairly difficult. It was a stunningly beautiful hike and camping spot. The kids did amazing, honestly I complained the most with my pack not fitting quite right LOL. Sweet Conrad ended up carrying my pack AND his! Superman. Reese was in charge of the food but Conrad forgot to grab it from the fridge so we stoped a Chick-Fil-A and hiked with a backpack full of chicken sandwiches haha! It ended up being the perfect meal- besides the weight of carrying them up:) Elle trail ran 2 miles straight. We were all very impressed. The older kids kind of took off ahead of us, they are truly amazing little hikers. Kylie and Reese set up their tent faster than Conrad and I could! Crew and Nixon loved going down to the clear lake and playing on the shore. I woke up for an early morning jog around the North end of the lake. I loved running through the meadow at the base of the towering mountain. Conrad planned, bought, prepared SO well. He is an expert family backpacking planner. We had everything we needed and our packs were reasonably loaded. He made this a wonderful experience for us all.

 

















This was the perfect beginning backpack trip hike for our family. This will definitely be more in our future!