Summer Update

Evie at 14,333 ft atop Mt Elbert

Well, it's been a long, fun full summer of getting after it.

Now it's September, we are back in school, and I figure it's high time to catch people up on what we've been doing:

One of the great things about teaching is the fact that, during the summer, you have the time to do whatever you want. Some folks work to make more money, some people travel. We go to the mountains.

Big highlights of this summer:
Spending a month back east visiting family.
Evie's first night in a tent (she was afraid of the dark, poor thing!).
Taking Evie up Mt Elbert (highest point in Colorado).
Taking Evie on her first backpacking trip (3 days, 2 nights) in the Indian Peaks.
Finding new climbing opportunities at places like Lily Lake.
Hiking with my brother, Charles up onto Long's Peak.
Starting to trad climb again in Eldo and other places like Potash Rd in Moab.

It's been a great learning summer...our goal was to figure out how to backpack with Evie (success!). I will write another post on the ins-and outs of carrying the usual backpacking load, plus another human being and all of her cloth diaper stuff! We also learned that it's great to have a huge family backpacking tent, but that it kinda sucks to put up and take down every day, that babies do just fine in the backcountry, and that poopie diapers are gross, whether you are at home with running water, or in the backcountry.

Until next time, I hope you have an adventurous week.