My Son suggested an adventure to celebrate Fathers day, I gladly accepted!
Off we went for an overnight backpacking trip. Somewhere between 7 and 8 miles of hiking and 1200' gain/loss on the East Bank Trail along Ross Lake put us at Roland Point. Sunday was windy and pretty chilly requiring a fire to keep us warm enough to have one lake cooled beer each.
We had a momma deer that was so comfortable with us that she called her two tiny fawns down off the hillside and fed them both not more than 30 yards away from us.
Monday morning was still, as soon as the sun popped up over 9075' Jack mountain the heat was on!
Right at 80 degrees by the time we got back to the truck late afternoon.
Fire making skills are strong in this dude
Father/Son beer/fire time- took a careful balance of getting warmed by the fire and chilled by the beer. Something we are both good at
9PM Alpenglow on Jack Mountain
Canada is that way about 20 miles... they still don't want us visiting
Fatherly stance
I count myself amazingly lucky to have a Son who shares many of my passions and still wants to go spend time with me pursuing them.
Also happy I've still got the legs and lungs for 15 miles of wilderness travel when the opportunity arises!
PS: Zero monkey rolls required or attempted this trip... they rarely go well with a pack on.