Green Lakes Hike

"I never knew how wretched hiking could be or how nice Grandpa's horses are".

-Lander as we hiked the switch backs

Lander, Alonso, Jake and Josh pose in front of steep switch backs. 

This Spring we had planned a hike. It got pushed back, and back, until the end of August, which worked well because it allowed us to bring Alonso along! We decided to hike to Green Lakes in the Jedediah Smith Wilderness, just east of Tetonia, Idaho. 

Jake, Alonso, Lander and Dixie get ready for the hike

Less than a mile in and we already needed a break, except for Josh and Alonso. 

They are regular pack mules!

We had the lake all to ourselves, but were too tired to even really enjoy it! 

Or clean up camp...

 This lake was next to our camp. 

It was beautiful despite thick smoke in the air from wildfires in Oregon.

 Yoda (Lander) visited our camp, he did.

It took Jake a while to figure out the hiking thing. Or more specifically a fight with his mother. Anger is a good motivator when it comes to hiking a trail. By the time we hiked out, he had it figured out and was an excellent hiker.