Up to the Mountains

Friday afternoon Marcus got home a little bit early so that we could head out and do something fun.  We were debating between boating and backpacking.  We kept going back and forth because we worried it would be too cold to go backpacking or that we didn't have enough time.  Just before 3:00 we finally made our decision, and in a whirlwind we loaded up our backpacks with our gear, some ramen and instant oatmeal, and headed for Ruth Lake.

I'm pretty lucky that I get to carry such a cute little bundle while poor Marcus just had to carry our gear.

The lake was absolutely gorgeous as we got there, with the evening sun on the mountain behind it.  Such a beautiful place.

Asher loves hiking (being carried in the backpack while we hike) and later he was in heaven running around collecting rocks.  We hiked in, found a spot for our campsite, set up our tent and quickly made our ramen dinner.  It was just getting dark as we ate.  It was chilly when we hiked in, but by dark it was pretty dang cold.  We made a fire and bundled Asher up. 

Our delicious dinner by candlelight

I am a little embarrassed about this picture, but I was so glad we decided to bring the iPad.  When Asher woke up in the morning it was still so cold outside and really windy.  He was happy to stay inside the tent if he could watch a little Daniel Tiger.

Asher loved the tent and with the exception of not wanting to go to sleep, once he went to sleep he did great.  He slept all night and woke up at 8.  We ate our breakfast, enjoyed another fire and some hot chocolate, and then hiked out.  We had a frisbee game in Orem at noon that we had to get to, so it was definitely a quick camping trip.