We stayed close to home this holiday weekend, so, to make up for it, we tried to get out and do something every day. On Friday we saw Cars 2...they've really made this one a boy movie. I enjoyed it, but, thought it was a little dark and very James Bondish...they even killed off a few cars!!
On Saturday, we headed up to Hatcher Pass and hiked around for a few hours. We typically just make our own trail up behind Independence Mine, but, this time, Dave decided we try something new and hike up to Gold Cord Lake. It was a fairly steep hill, but, the trail weaved back and forth and made it a lot easier. Of course, the scenery didn't hurt either!!
They've done a really nice job on the trail and even have bridges built in here and there where necessary.
There was a lot of low hanging fog on the way up the mountain, but, it cleared as we approached the top and we got to see more and more of the mountains.
Owen led the way all the way up and seemed to really enjoy the hike. But, he was definitely worn out by the time we headed back downhill and thought we should carry him...fat chance of that, he's too big!!
The lake was absolutely breathtaking and the water was so clear...all those brown rocks you see in the picture below are under water, crazy huh!
Of course, no trip to Hatcher Pass is complete in Owen's mind without taking some time to play on the little mine train they have on display (I don't know the technical term for this thing, but, I'm sure Dave will correct me when he reads this!).
You live in such a beautiful state!
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