Adirondacks 2010

Jack and the boys and our friends, Brian and Brandi, spent two days of last week camping and hiking in the Adirondacks. The boys have camped out plenty of times with Jack, but carrying a pack and being out for 2 nights was a first for them. All of it was new to Brandi. The weather was not good. The region had experienced some serious rain the day before the crew arrived and then it poured again during their first night. All of that precipitation made the trail a sloggy mess. The intrepid hikers were often hiking through ankle-deep mud. Jack and Brian were forced to abandon their original plan of bagging three of the high peaks. And while they did get to the top of Colden, it wasn't easy. Both Jack and Brian said it was some of the hardest hiking they had ever done. Given those obstacles, it is even more remarkable that the kids did amazingly well. They just hiked on without complaints. I'm sure the mountains of candy and chocolate the dads brought helped. I think this may be the beginning of a tradition.....

At the trail head


Jack had three sleeping bags in his pack, but the kids' packs weren't so light either!


Corban demonstrates some of the hiking which was required to summit Mount Colden.


Avalanche Lake


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