Hiking to Pawnee Pass

Early in the week, we had very ambitious plans to take Logan on his first camping trip. We were going to backpack 14 miles into Holy Cross Wilderness and climb a 14-er. We rarely backpacked before Logan, and camped only if climbing necessitated it (not for the sake of camping). But for some reason it seemed like a good idea.

By the end of the week it didn't. Having surveyed several other families who'd taken their baby camping, and finding zero that actually slept the first night or made it to the second night, we decided we were already sleep deprived enough and adjusted our plans. I told myself I'd set up the tent in the backyard instead, so Logan could still have the camping experience, but that didn't happen either.

We did end up doing a 9 mile hike to Pawnee Pass, which was Logan's first real hike in the backpack (besides around the neighborhood). He seemed to like the first half, and was as happy as I've ever seen him at the pass (maybe feeling Rocky Mountain high in that thin air?). He was not so pleased when we put him back in the backpack for the return trip.

Kendall, Logan, & I on the right on our way up to Isabelle Glacier

These pictures make it look like I did all the work. Mark took over at some point on the way up and carried Logan all the way down.

Logan and Mark at Pawnee Pass. Logan's always taking his socks off. We found the sock but lost his hat this trip.

Looking down the other side of the pass toward Grand Lake