50 MILES AND MORE

At the beginning of the summer we joined the 100-mile club and if you combine both of us, we made it.   Dave’s goal was to complete 50 mile by September 06, so Labor Day weekend we hiked over 11 miles in two days so that goal plus was completed.  On Saturday we hiked Monument Trail, which was only two miles roundtrip, however, it had an elevation change of about 700 feet in six tenths of a mile.  It was much more than climbing steps.  Below are some pictures.

Dave on Monument Trail

View from the top

Momma Moose on the way to Mystic Falls

Our goal for the day was to hike five miles and we had only completed two, two very hard and exhausting miles.  We drove about 10 miles down the road to our second hike that we thought we could do before stopping to eat.  This time we were hiking to Mystic Falls, which we had been told was a beautiful site.  In order to reach the trailhead we had to walk the boardwalk at Biscuit Basin.  Sometimes you have to hunt to find the trailhead; luckily Biscuit Basin had a good map.  This hike was fairly level with minimal elevation change and was only about 3 miles roundtrip.  Below is a picture of us at the base of the falls that we got someone to take of us.

Mystic Falls

Us in front of Mystic Falls

 

 

 

It’s now Sunday and another hike, this time 6 miles roundtrip to Shoshone Lake by way of DeLacy Creek Trail.  Three of the Taiwanese girls wanted to go, so five of us, backpacks and all climbed into the jeep and off we went.  We had to drive about 28 miles to this trailhead, which was very easy.  All we had to do was park and walk across the road.  Shoshone Lake is Yellowstone’s largest backcountry lake and has attracted backcountry travelers and explores for hundreds of years.  The pictures don’t do it justice, this was one of the nicest hikes and we would do it again.  We all had our picnic lunches in our packs to eat at the lake while we rested.  We were there almost an hour when I finally took off my boots and walked in the water, boy was it cold. 

Shoshone Lake from the trail

Me, Celeste, Rene and Doris standing in cold water

One of girls took our pictur

We are having such a great time and have met some awesome people,  hope all is well with all of you