Rus has had the dream of taking all of his children backpacking ever since they were in diapers. Yes, in some ways he is an optimist.
This year we finally collected enough gear to give an over-nighter a try. We headed up to the Pecos and set out on a three mile hike to our destination - Mora Flats.
Three miles was quite ambitious and there were a few tears close to the end. Jacob and Bekah were super strong, Beau was diligent and Marianne lasted much longer than we thought. She carried her bag for a little while, and then I carried it, and then Rus carried her. The trail was so beautiful with a lot of aspens and pine trees and blooming wild flowers.
When we got to the Pecos river the kids immediately wanted to fish. Beau was the only successful one that night, although it was just a little guy so we let him go.
Our campsite was beautiful and secluded. It would have been perfect if there weren't millions of little flesh eating bugs that feasted on us that night.
The next morning we fished a little bit more. Jacob was disappointed that he didn't catch one, Bekah was thrilled that she caught one, and the hundreds of bugs that ate me were sad that they had to share.
The cutest thing happened on the hike out...We were trying to motivate Marianne to keep hiking, so Jacob would pick flowers for her and then yell for her to come and get them. Marianne surprised Jacob by giving him a flower one time. Here she is holding it behind her back...and Jacob was holding one behind his back too.
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