The Turley ladies.
Rie, Marin's sister-in-law, was a total champ, and she was the only one in the group who managed to finished the whole hike without whining (and somehow Marin managed to convince her to carry the backpack basically the whole time).
It was Marin's first time on the Timpanokee trail (she hiked the Aspen Grove trail nine years ago). She's pretty sure she prefers this one for its shaded trails and it gentler elevation gain.
Scout Falls is fun to see, but, if you happen to hike this trail, check it out on the way up because you probably won't feel like a side trip on the way down.
About half of the trail was woodsy like this.
Um, Marin can't remember why she was clonking two rocks together in this picture. The altitude may have been getting to her.
The second half of the trail was mostly fields of wildflowers.
Some people call this section The Flower Garden.
Marin's mom hikes up mountains for fun. And she thinks heights are awesome.
Marin's mom and Rie waited at The Saddle (between two peaks) while Marin and Lisa continued on to the summit. The last mile of the hike, along the ridge of the mountain, is rocky and windy.
This section of the trail is called The Staircase. It was actually much creepier going up than it was coming down.
If you look closely, you can see Marin's dad waving from his office window on BYU campus.
Marin on the summit, looking down over Emerald Lake. The perfect day; the perfect mountain.
3 comments:
You guys are so brave! Wish I could've stepped up to the plate and joined you. I can't believe Rie didn't whine the whole way! Actually, I can. What a trooper! Love the photos.
WOW!!! The photos of the summit scare me just looking at them! I am glad I decided not to join you and lisa on that venture!!
That looks like so much fun. Now I want to do it.
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