In early March we took a trip up to Sylvan Lake State Park near Eagle, CO for a weekend of XC skiing, attempted BC skiing, snowshoeing, and enjoying winter with friends. It was Evie's first big trip into the "backcountry" (the cabin was all of ten steps away from the car, but we were miles out of town) and she took it in stride.
We had a fantastic group of friends. We spent most of the days exploring the trail that runs around the lake. Chris, James and I attempted to do some backcountry skiing. But it ended up being more "backcountry cursing while thrashing through hip deep snow and scrub trees" than anything really downhill. Good practice though =)
At night we sat in the cozy cabin, played games, planned gardens and drank beer. Evie slept in a pack and play which kind of worked. However, since the bed of the pack and play was so close to the ground, she got rather cold hands and feet during the night. We had to put her mittens on for the second night and finally brought her into bed with us.
The Ergo has become the carrier of choice for us. Evie is right against your chest, she stays stable and warm and is easy to check on while you hike.
Although we had a few disposables with us, we didn't need them...the cloth diapers were fine for this trip.
Here are a few pics from the trip...we are hoping to step it up a notch next year and perhaps hit one of the 10th Mtn Division huts!!!
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