Snoqualmie Lake

Last weekend Pete and I went on an eight-mile hike to Snoqualmie Lake. This was the first time for us in 8 YEARS to go backpacking without kids!! The hike was loooonnnggg and my legs felt like rubber by the end, but it was awesome! It felt good to get outside and put all our every-day life troubles to the back burner. Friday night we finally made it to the lake after 8pm. We found a nice camp spot to set up our tent. There was an issue with not being able to get fire started. Pete didn't bring a lighter, and the matches he had would only lite on the scratch-thingy on the box they came in, which he had discarded. Since it was so late and we were exhausted, we decided to just eat cookies for dinner and go to bed. The next morning Pete was lucky enough to finally get a match lit by scratching it on the metal fire pit that was already in place at our campsite. I was so happy. I don't think I would've been able to hike out that day with my legs being so sore and exhausted. So starting a fire was a good sign for us, as well as the sun popping out later that morning and staying out. We attempted to fish on the lake, but didn't catch anything. I took a much needed nap in the tent while Pete swam in the lake. The hike out the next day seemed to take forever to me. When I saw the parking lot at the end, I was ecstatic!! With that long hike and me working long hours at work doing painting tasks, my legs are STILL very sore. I think a visit to the hot tub this weekend is in order :)

OUR CAMPSITE




OUR VIEW








FIRE!!!!






MOUNTAIN MAN!! (pete tying some rope and climbing a tree barefoot to hang our food bag)






LOOK AT ALL THAT GRAY HAIR!!!!


PAYBACK!! (years and years ago pete took a pic of me having to do my business while on a snowshoeing trip. felt this was appropriate payback)




NEW STOVE


GOOD MORNING!!!




LOOKING LIKE A DORK!!! (i don't care how dorky i look in this pic. it kept the mosquitos off of me!!)