Sunday, April 20, 2014

Surprise Lake Campout-Hike, April 11-12, 2014

Setting up camp

Lunch on the river, Place 1



Lunch on the river, Place 2



Excitement builds for instruction on knife, ax, and saw use










Slinging stones


Building our own slings










Playing on the river

More playing on the river





Big rock

Big splash

Building fire for dinner



Dinner was good

More playing on the river



On the trail to Surprise Lake

Water obstacle on the trail (not a good picture of the challenge - to the right, a deep pond; to the left, an almost impenetrable thicket

We chose the almost impenetrable thicket



Emerging from the almost impenetrable thicket


Nice view of Mount Rainier



Surprise Lake (the surprise was 3 feet of snow)

Same shot taken May 2007

Unintentionally and VERY BRIEFLY testing the ice

In his defense, he was following tracks, which go all the way out to the thawed patch at the right

Following Plan A - having lunch at Surprise Lake
Plan B - Let's find a more hospitable place


Plan B lunch spot

I wish my legs were still numb
Bridge over Cayada Creek - looking upstream
Looking downstream
Throw stuff in upstream and

Watch it go downstream






Including large rocks

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