i couldn't capture the areas of rapids we paddled through on camera. it is needless to say my hands were a bit busy. but with names like canopener, the washboards, pinball falls, and bonecrusher - you get the idea (and also the reason for the dorky helmets).
we spent much of our time hiking. in five days, we went on four different hikes - each one took us into different terrain than the other.
hike #1: we accidently took the wrong route and sent ourselves up a 6.4 mile vertical route that took is up to 3500 feet in elevation. it was waaaaay beyond
honestly, i looked like this towards the top of the mountain. i felt like my feet weighed a ton each and the legs attached like jell-o.
ok, i'll admit it though... the view from the top was amazing as well as the awaiting chalet.
hike #2, sore as hell from our 13 mile journey, we decided to do a short walk through the woods on the most popular trail complete with gorges and a lake.
that afternoon, we joined my parents for a nice scenic ride at nearby big mountain resort. it's hard to tell in the picture below, but the chairlift put the fear of god in my mother. however, two minutes in and she was remarking on how nice the wind felt ("like air conditioning").
hike #3, we decided a nice, FLAT lakeside hike would be a good change of pace.
hike #4, took us through sub-alpine terrain with open fields. big horn sheep and mountain goats awaited us.
the mountain goats kept approaching us and seemed to take a real shine to us - so much so that another hiker asked us if we had some sort of magic goat pellets. (i think that we just happened to be standing in their way each time.)
beyond these sights was an unexpected snow field that proved harder to walk on than i expected. now, i understand the need for trekking poles in such conditions. a pair of those things might have eased the soreness from hike #1 in fact.
this is my paddington bear look obviously.
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