Lost Creek Wilderness 6/27/2014
We took 2 cars and shuttled the following route: Up Brookside/ McCurdy to Craig Park Meadow and back down Ben Tyler. 17 miles and about 3500 ft climbing. 2 nights.
My Sister, 11 year old daughter, and I set out about 5p on Friday:
It was pretty nice right out of the gate:
We only hiked about 3 miles in on day one and found a spot to get us through the evening:
The next morning Breinn the conductor lead the trees in the modern piece, "Glisten For Me", in A minor:
We finally made it to Craig Park:
Mountain House Apple Crisp is good $h!t:
…and chewing with the new grille was quite convenient:
There were some interesting things growing here and there. I think it is some type of fungus. Anyone know? They looked like a half severly rusted soda can:
Here are a couple panoramic shots of the meadow. I wanted to link them to avoid the compression of fitting in this window:
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After our home made dehydrated fettuccine alfreado with chicken and broccoli, we made some pudding for dessert that came out well. Pour in a bag and, "shake shake shake, shake your pudding". You know the tune:
It went fast:
I liked our campsite. It was right across the trail from an underground spring:
Does it get any better than this? (my cup of wine is not in the pic):
The next morning we finnished the final leg of the Craig Park trail and were rewarded with quite a view:
The trek down Ben Tyler was pretty long but scenic and green:
The last mile always takes longer than the first 16:
Made it to the trailhed, all stinky:
I was sooo proud of my daughter. She now has the physical ability and backpacking knowledge of an adult – at age 11. She is already planning what new gear she *needs* and what routes to take next. "I think we need to go hiking more often". Ohhhh yeah!
