Desolation Wilderness, Echo Lake to Emerald Bay

Very nice! 18 miles in two days with all the breaks for swimming, sun bathing etc. is impressive. Are you secretly practicing with them for the JMT?

Nice report.  Adorable kid!

Good for you for getting them out on the trail!

Another great trip for your family!  It’s inspiring to learn how you two are planning trips that allow all of you to succeed and be happy together while backpacking.  Challenges, yes, but not overwhelming adult goals that kids can’t meet.  It’s also great you have grandparent support for your efforts past and present.  I remember when you all came to the small gathering at Coast Camp at Pt. Reyes in October several years ago and grandparents were along as well.  Wonderful.  I look forward to future reports-many of them!

Jane

Thanks Manfred, Paul and Jane.

Teenagers here now….man, I miss that age Casey.

I don’t have to tell you to enjoy!

Thanks Craig.
If you told me during our Ionian Basin trip in 2012 that in 4 years I’d be taking trips with my daughter (then 1, now 5), that I would find fun and challenging I would have been pretty skeptical, to put it mildly.

Hey Casey! You guys are keeping busy this summer… totally rad. Just showed the kids (they said to say “hi” to you all), they were impressed and rightfully so! They remembered we took them to Desolation (different area) before and suddenly remember it as a fun trip after seeing your report. Prior to this it was always “that hard hike we did that one time” :)