We spent half a day hiking at several spots on the north shore of Lake Mead. It turned out to be a sort of overcast day with a bit of a chilly wind, but that didn't stop us from having a good day of hiking and a lot of fun.
One of the hikes included a half-mile climb up to a nice vista of the lake. Here is a shot look up at Momma:
The view from the top was really nice. Behind us in this photo is Lake Mead. Hoover Dam is off the left side of the photo around a bend in the canyon, so it wasn't visible from that location. We did get to see it from the airplane, though.
Silas is working on the downhiking. He still needs a bit of a hand (or two)...
Another area we hiked was in a wetlands area between Lake Las Vegas and Lake Mead. Poor Silas couldn't really see around Papa's shoulders when in this carrier on his back. He spent half the time sideways trying to look forward. He still found it enjoyable. The other carrier (which we didn't bring on this trip) holds him higher, so he can see over the draft mule's head.
All in all, though, he didn't find it so uncomfortable that he couldn't sleep.
He remarked that there are nice colors in the desert before he fell asleep.
1 comment:
i love all these pictures, and you guys are lovely. that picture of bethany on the path in her white shawl is timeless!
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