Another Waterfall Hike

On Friday we headed out to the actual waterfall hike that was only a mile long and wheelchair accessible. We originally planned to split up, with some going on a three mile hike to a lake and the others taking the one mile long one. We got a suuuper late start, though, as we tried to fit in family home evening into the morning since some people were leaving camp earlier than the rest and we wanted to do it with as many people as possible. Speaking of which, the theme of that FHE was this story about lamplighters. At the end we were given papers and told to write our own lamplighter thoughts on it- quotes or anecdotes you made up or learned from someone who had lighted your lamp in life. Mine was "babies don't keep, but mothers always do."

Anyways, since we didn't get to the trailhead until 1 or 2pm, and since the three mile hike really turned out to be almost five, we all went on the shorter one.

Afterwards, as Charly and I were leaving, we decided to take a drive up the a trail that split off from the one we were on and see what it led to. I wasn't expecting much, but I should have been because I lived in Idaho long enough to know that its amazing at every turn. The mountain landscapes were gorgeous, and at one point we drove past this HUGE avalanche field. All the trees were mulled over and had these gnarly twists in their trunks. I definitely don't miss that consideration of winter when it comes to Idaho. While its cool to see the aftermath from a safe distance, avalanches totally freak me out.

anyways...