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| Hauled in "everything but the kitchen sink"... |
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| The scenic bike ride to the river |
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| At out campsite |
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| Little brother towering |
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| Smoke follows beauty |
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| Abe captured the gorgeous lighting at our campsite view. |
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| A friendly visitor |
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| Rock Jumping |
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| Burying their feet in the "hot spots" to keep warm |
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| Abe...ever helping and protecting his sisters |
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| Enjoying the sun |
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| 5:30 AM hike to see the sunrise...while Fred and I are still snoozing in our cots. |
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| It was early...it was dark...it was cold... and in Sophie's words, "it wasn't that fun!" |
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| Never did get to see the sun rise because the mountains were in the way... |
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| ...but they said the view was beautiful anyway. |
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| Love these kids...LOVE that they love each other! |
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| Fishing with Dad... |
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| ...and a makeshift pole |
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| Hot rock spa...for free! |
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| More fishing with Dad. Persistence. |
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| trying her hand with a real pole |
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| Success |
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| Making a hot pool |
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| Skipping stones |
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| Abe trying to help Mikayla across the slippery rocks |
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| The current was feeling a little swift, so she hung on for extra support |
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| Abe fell down and Mikayla tried to save him...only saved the shirt...kind of |
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| Trying to get re-dressed |
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| Watching this through the camera was hilarious |
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| Almost to the other side and Eden mentions that Mikayla left her rain poncho on the other side |
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| Turn around and go back...Abe still helping... |
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| ...kind of |
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| Rain poncho retrieved |
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| Skipping more rocks |
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| Crossing #3...as effective as the first two. |
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| No one came back dry |
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| A laugh a minute |
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| Warming their feet back up in the hot pool |
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| The beautiful bend in the river |
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| Lily and her stick pole |
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| Giving each other "grief" |
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| Admiring her pretty rock collection before she set them free |
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| Mikayla needing to be set free |
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| "My life is harrrrrrrrrrd!" |
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| Mud bogging |
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| Ewwwww. |
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| Found a snake skin. BOYS! |
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| Changing fishing spots |
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| Heading back to camp...we had to hurdle these two, huge downed trees over the path, every time. |
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| Trying to salvage any dry wood after a full day of rain. |
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| Improvising a bellows |
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| Nature napping |
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| Ready to head back home. GOOD MEMORIES! |
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| A week later...these little plants sprouted in Abe's camp shoes. |
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