Kelly Johnson (& Zachary), and our family (Khayyam, Michelle, David, Donovan, Michael & Aleky). We met at Bradley’s house just after 7:00 pm.
Michelle decided that I would get to carry Michael and she would carry Aleky (David and Donovan would have to fend for themselves). So we took the child backpack for Michael. David and Donovan wanted to carry something too so we pulled out the hydration packs which were far too big for them and that was the backpacks they got to carry.As it turns out, my 3 boys all made the entire hike to the “Y” and back again all on their own power. So I carried the child pack for nothing and Michelle ended up carrying the baby for the entire trail. We kept thinking that Michael would give up and I would carry him but he would have none of that…he wanted to hike just like David and Donovan.
By the end of the hike Donovan and Michael were completely worn out. David stayed at the head of the group and gave the big boys a run for their money. Michelle and Kelly hiked together and were able to continue cementing the bond of friendship that they share. I hiked and the tail end of the group keeping Michael on task (and occasionally helping Donovan too). It was nice in that it wasn’t too hot, we saw a beautiful sunset (with a nice alpine glow) and a cool evening breeze. Unfortuneatly the cool evening breeze was kicking up a lot of dirt and that was painful under the contact lenses but somehow we
managed to hike down in the dark (with eyes full of dirt). At the end of the hike all the adults had “jell-o” legs. I suppose we’re a little out of shape.I’m glad we went. The view was beautiful and we are able to add another family experience.
