Pomerelle Hike with Carson

I took our oldest boy Carson on a hike to local ski area Pomerelle on Saturday. He has been telling me that he wants to climb Cache Peak and other mountains with me. There is a local mountain near that is dubbed the "D". D standing for the small town of Declo. It is a good training hike where you gain 1300 ft in elevation and it takes less than an hour to get to the top. Carson really wants to hike the D, but there are some really steep (but short) sections that I am afraid he would have a hard time coming down from. Consolation prize for Saturday: head for Pomerelle. We parked in the parking lot and headed up the run called Milk. Very appropriate because there were cows and cowpies everywhere.

Here is Carson in all his hiking gear. Trekking poles and $2 binoculars!!
He really was a good little hiker.

There were beautiful mountain flowers everywhere!

Self portrait with Big C in the background.

There you are: you big messy cows!!!

It wasnt long before I was carrying all four hiking poles so that Carson could use his binoculars.

This is the half pipe. Full of weeds and trees. Not too much "vert" here!

Loved this picture of Carson....wish it came through better.

We drove to the top of Mt Harrison. Congrats Carson on "bagging" your first peak.....even if we drove to get there. To the left of Carson's head is Cache Peak.....maybe after a few more peaks and hikes, we can hit Cache!!

The skull and cross bones shirt is for Brig C !!

Redfish Lake

Last weekend, we went to Redfish Lake to spend some time with some good friends and their families. I hadnt been to Redfish since I was in high school. What an awesome place!! The Sawtooth are an amazing mountain range.

Because our kids were up at the crack of dawn, we took them on a hike.....didnt want to wake the rest of the camp. Yes, the boys are still in their jammies here.

Logan chillin' in the carrier.

Carson and Nate looking for fish off the bridge.

The beaches at Redfish were nice. The water was a little chilly.

This is my favorite picture of the trip. Grand Mogul to the left and Mt Heyburn to the right (along with a few others mountains that I couldnt figure out the names).

The boys would cry each time we left the lake.

On the way home, we stopped at the fish hatchery south of Redfish.

They let Carson and Nate fish for free in the kids' pond. Worms were also provided.

These little fish were killing me. They were trying to jump up over this wall.

Carson: the concentration.

The joy!! Carson reeling in his 1st fish ever!

The Spoils! At least for a minute: we threw him back after the picture.

I loved this picture: Carson and Nate looking down into the runs to see the large salmon....and little Logan trying to get there!

What a great trip! It was fun to be with good friends. The scenery was great! The company was great! I would recommend Redfish to anyone looking for an awsome place to get away!