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Friday, August 21, 2009

Penner Lake

Bill had this crazy idea to take all of us on a overnight backpacking trip to Penner Lake. It's a three mile hike one way. It was actually pretty great.




Everyone was pretty happy at the start of our trip. Ready to go and ready for a new adventure.

Our first mile down. Two miles left to Penner Lake. There were actually several lakes and ponds on this hike, very pretty scenery.

This was Lennon's first time carrying a real pack. He's doing good here, but just wait.




We found some cows right in that first mile area. The kids all claimed one for their own Abby's was black, Meghan's was the smallest brown one, Lennon's was the big bull.


By about half way Lennon started having a really tough time. He's a little upset here. Dad had to lighten his load a bit.



Ninja boy!


Bill trying to get a picture of himself with a little of me.



Bill and Meghan discover this stump, they also discovered that it had a little hole perfect to fit the camera in and take a shot of Meghan looking in. Cute!






Swimming at the lake. My camera wasn't taking pictures right. It would only take them on the landscape setting which made them turn out a little blurry. The water was freezing, but the kids went in anyway!


Camping out under the stars. Well this is in the morning. We made it alive. Meghan was trashing around all night so it wasn't a great night sleep for me. Meghan doesn't like her arms down she likes them out. After Bill got up he put his jacket on her and she stole his sleeping pad for a pillow. Plus the footsteps we heard in the night. Bill scared whatever it was away. (It wasn't something as big as a bear but it still freaked me out) The stars were gorgeous and we saw several shooting stars.


Some early morning fishing for Lennon. Bill did some fishing too and caught one.


Beautiful Penner Lake in the early morning.


Bill jumping off the rock.


Bill snorkeling.


We're ready to leave.


Bill's loaded down.


This cool tree we found.


Lennon got a bloody nose on the trail back; it was pretty gross.


Meghan crawling under the log in the middle of the path.


Our happy filthy kids.


Yea! the car. We made it back. Bye Penner Lake. Hello Carl's Jr., hello home.

1 comment:

  1. looks like a great time I cant wait for our kids to be old enough to do that and jessica not to be prego

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