We spent my last week of maternity leave climbing up in Wyoming. We rented a house, which was definitely the way to go. Its funny how our standards have changed over the years. We used to camp. Then we moved up to crappy motels. Then to nicer hotels. Now we have to have a whole house. We got a place with 3 bedrooms, and thought it would be perfect because everyone would have their own room, but then we ended up all sleeping in one. Oh well, it was still nice to spread out during the day.
We weren't sure how climbing would go with 2 kids, but it was surprisingly good. I think we're in a narrow good climbing window, where Logan can entertain himself pretty well and Amelie is happy to sit in her chair. As soon as she starts wanting to move around, climbing will get harder again.
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| Amelie at the Killer Cave. She was content to just sleep or watch us climb. She loved watching Mark. |
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| Logan at the Killer Cave, in his hand-me-down tent from Lucas and Axel. He occupied himself with dump trucks, his bucket and shovel, and the iPad. |
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| We went shopping at the local climbing shop, and Logan got a little
nerf ball shooter. Logan has gotten to the age where he's very
susceptible to all the stuff they put right next to the checkout aisle,
and its always a struggle to get him out. Its really annoying how they
put that stuff there-- but here we are with a nerf gun, so I guess it
works. |
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| Amelie cozy at the crag. |
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| We found some pretty aspens at Wild Iris |
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| The beginning of the week was really hot, but by the end it was snowing. Hanging out in the Killer Cave during a snowstorm |
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| Amelie's view from Sinks after the storm. |
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| Mark and Logan on their pirate ship |
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| Family at Sinks |
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| We went in search of pretty aspens on one of our rest days and found a stand of really vibrant ones at the top of Sinks Canyon. |
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| Another rest day activity- Logan riding at the dirt bike track |
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| As Logan would say, "this makes me boring". Lander has great climbing, but the rest days can get pretty old. The highlight is usually going to Safeway... sometimes we go twice. It was particularly bad on this day when the snowstorm knocked out our power and all the trails were snowy/muddy/icy. This was Logan's self portrait as he tried to entertain himself while we charged our various devices and caught up on internet time at the Lander library. |
We spend most of the week in Lander, but also went over to the Tetons for a day. The Tetons are my favorite, and I love going at this time of year when the leaves are changing.
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| Leigh Lake. Despite the fact that the rest of us had our puffy jackets on, Logan thought it was perfect conditions for jumping in the lake. He never misses a chance to jump in water. |
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| Mark & Logan on the boat ride across Jenny Lake. |
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| Hiking up to Inspiration Point |
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| We lured Logan up the trail with M&Ms |
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| The final M&M at Inspiration Point |
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| Inspiration Point |
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| And the hike down. Logan jumped the whole way down. Except for the parts when he would stop and refuse to go and Mark would pick him up and carry him down the trail screaming. |
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| Logan found a caterpillar, and we spent about half an hour in this spot staring at the caterpillar and searching for his family members. |
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| I think this picture is funny because Logan looks like a giant. |
