Uintah backpacking!

The weekend of the July 18, the Boy Scouts went backpacking for the week. Kenny headed up on Friday after work and met up with them. Hiking and fishing have been put back into "active duty" from this short trip. Well, he came home on Saturday and the craziness ensued - buying new gear for the family. Here is a list of our aquired gear: hiking boots for all, tent, 2-sleeping bags, Haven's backpack, 2-fishing poles, 3-backpacking stools, fold flat dishes (which are cool), LED lantern, sleeping pad, water bottles, sandals (for Katie), a cute comfy pillow (also Katie's), food, and fishing gear. We became regulars at all the local outdoor shops-pretty much on a first name basis. So we packed up our gear on Friday early afternoon and headed out on this long weekend (Pioneer Day) and boy we had a blast! The weather was good except for a 6 hour rain storm on Saturday late afternoon. We woke up Sunday ate breakfast and headed home. How our own bed sounds good!

We hiked from Trial Lake up to Wall Lake and then up to John's Lake where we made camp. John's lake is just above Twin Lakes. Lakes, lakes, lakes. We lost track of how many lakes we saw but I'm guessing it was around 10-12. They were everywhere and they were gorgeous. What a beautiful site and what a fun adventure. This one will definintly go in the memory bank!