The first hike was a 5 mile round trip up to a nice lake. We got there just and the sun was coming over the Mt.
Matthew took this great shot of the sun coming up
The 2nd hike was to some Ice caves. They are at the bottom of some large cliffs that the winter avalanches fill with snow. In the summer they melt to form Ice caves. They sometimes collapse so we did not go very far in.
You can see from this photo how big the Ice caves are. It would hurt if they collapsed with you in them. But that does not stop the brave or foolish from going in very deep.
If you look at the photo you can see Lana is wet. The bridge over the river washed out and you had to walk across a log. She slipped and fell in but kept on walking up the trail even thought is was only about 50 degrees outside. She thought it was a bit cold inside the ICE caves.
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Fun Stuff. Looks like a really cook hike! Do people ever get killed in those caves when they collapse??
Yes, people have been killed before and I reprimanded your brother for taking his family inside:) I was so jealous that they had fun hiking while I went to dance class with my girls. Shelby was very glad she didn't have to go and had a great time reading a book.
Yes they have the last one they had posted at the trail head was about 1999. This is a good link on the caves. http://glaciercaves.com/html/bigfou_1.HTM
What beautiful hikes!!!! They both look like a lot of fun!
Looks like a great hike and a fun day. I've seen Stacey's pictures from the same day and thought I recognized Shelby in a lot of them :) ! Mathew, that is a great picture you took--looks like you have inherited the photography gene--of course, your Dad's are good too. Way to be brave, Lana, I'm proud of you for "keeping on going" in spite of being wet. And, Liberty, you look cute up on your Dad's shoulders!
Looks like a fun hike, something to do next time I am in Western WA. I did not know that another one of Grandma Larsen's triplets was on here. Hello Stacy!!
Wow what a pretty place ... I love the blog and all the interesting things we all get to share. Matt, that's an amazing picture. If I were you I'd get your dad or mom to frame it so you can hang it in your room. These hikes will be etched in your memories forever.
Hi Stacey! I didn't know you where on this blog. Hope you're well.
Dogger et.al. This really looks amazing. I love that I come from a family that enjoys spending time exploring the natural world. It looks like we also have another budding photographer in the family.
When we were in Maine last week Deb and Kate keep pulling their cameras out to take photos (every four seconds). I felt very lame not knowing how to set the f-spot, white balance, and whatever else there is to set. I'm just glad that so many of us have cameras, are using them and NOW sharing them.
Thanks Dan for getting this going!
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