So furloughs are in full swing. It's dumb, but rather than dwelling on the negative (loss of pay!!!) we are focusing on the positive-more family time!! So yesterday it was supposed to hit 109*. So we took the chance to drive up to higher elevation and escape the heat. We headed to Whitney Portal.
We spent the morning exploring the waterfall and the creek.
We had a little issue with them emptying the drop toilets and it being stinky, but we dealt with it.
After our picnic lunch N8 and the kids took off for Lone Pine lake (the first 3 miles of the Mt Whitney trail) while I enjoyed sitting by the creek, reading a book!
The kids all made it to the lake, a total of 6 miles there and back!
N8 carried Henry in the backpack, at the trailhead we had him weigh in- almost 45 pounds!
We finished off the day with Pizza at the Lone Pine Pizza Factory!
Next week (since every Friday is furloughed until the end of September) we're planning on going camping up North. We'll see how that goes!
1 comment:
fun! I loved going up there as a kid.
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