Day 2 – 9 hours of hiking

Day 2...Part 1

We woke up early and set out for our first summit hike up deer mountain (where we didn’t see any deer, that was saved for near our tent. The trail head was just a short drive down the road...



Hiking up…looking down.

Erik even saved the mountain!

These are the stairs that lead to the summit…really hard after a few hours of hiking to 10,013 feet.


The view on top was well worth it..

Here are our results back down at the trailhead:

notice who is wearing the pac….(the same one who is sporting the mountain man beard)



Part 2 …day 2

After a lovely meal of pb and honey..we were off for some “easy” “flat” hikes.

First up: Alberta Falls


Next up: the most aesthetically (mom still studying for the GRE) pleasing mountain lake either of us have ever seen, Bear Lake. Grrr




(Nick you might recognize those boots)


The drive back was full of beautiful views…just in time for another dehydrated meal.








followed by a beautiful sunset