Going Losting XIV

Thursday we went up the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area to go camping. We ended up in an actual camping site (BLECH! and BOO!) but other than that it was a really fun trip, and to be fair, the campsite was quite lovely, we just aren't used to camping with other folks. It's like a hotel room without walls, and we find it to be weird. Anyway, Glacier Peak Wilderness is a beautiful, lovely, spectacular spot. I'm hoping we can backpack it someday. I've got laundry, Jam ingredients and pickled bean ingredients coming out my ears, and approximately 190 pictures from this camping trip, so this post will be very picture heavy, and I think for my own sanity's sake (and possibly yours) I'm just going to have to divide it up into two posts this week. Anyway, shall we proceed?


The first night was not only our 10th anniversary, it was also the night of the Perseid Meteor Shower, also we were the only people at this campsite on this night, which was quite nice. So, after the kids went to bed, we took our chairs out and enjoyed the amazing sky... I should also mention that as I twisted and maneuvered to eventually end upside down in my camp chair, my arm came to be resting on the ground. A little chipmunk mistook it for a tree, and climbed up it. I don't know if you can hear a tree fall in the forest, but I'm here to tell you that if a girl screams in the forest in the middle of the night, you can indeed hear it. :-) We (meaning Frank) did a 30 second exposure to try to catch a Meteor, but no such luck. Anyway, it was an amazing show. I dunno how she got to be so big. *tear!*

The really old log jam on the creek behind our campsite.

Another spot right behind our campsite. Logs everywhere, shallow creek water perfect for kids to run through, rocks and mud galore. Childhood perfection. My kids were hesitant at first about running on logs, but...

I felt compelled to coach them, in mostly a NOT Drill - Sergeant fashion. Haha. By the end of our time there, they were doing pretty good. This pic is included to show that they made it across the creek, and also that Frank caught a lovely rainbow in this shot. I had to go rescue Brie from this spot, because the mud was "sucky mud."

Friday we hiked three miles with the kids, just getting them used to the idea of hiking... so we can wrangle them into backpacking in a few years. These are my peeps.

There's creeks everywhere you look up there.

We had a creek crossing or two on this trail.

And wildflowers GALORE! Gorgeous!

The mining town of Trinity, WA. This is as close as we could get without trespassing, sadly.

It was decided that this tree was "shaking it's booty" You are here... :-)

They refer to themselves as Stisters in arms. Here they demonstrate. :-)

While the girls and I were ooooh-ing over this B-fly (moth? I can never keep them straight.), there was a gigantor one fluttering over our heads. Frank found this to be quite amusing.

And, what we were peeking at through the trees on our hike. Lovely.

Later dudes!