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| Summit shot! |
First day, we went up to enjoy Diamond Lake and check out what it has to offer on the John Dellenback trail. It's a 10 mile loop around Diamond Lake on a bike path. I wasn't cleared to ride a bike yet, so I took my coker up there.
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| Such an amazing view on the drive up. |
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| We snagged a first come first serve site at Natural Bridge CG a few miles south of Union Creek. Then we cruised up to Diamond Lake to check her out. |
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| It's a beautiful lake, but doesn't have the best shoreline. Would be fun to rent a boat there. Pontoon boats for 150$ sounds good. You can see Mt. Bailey on this pic. That's where Hemlock Butte Cabin sits. |
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| The boys went for a dip |
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| After the ride, we checked out National Creek Falls. Worth it, but probably don't need to go back |
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| The A/C kicks on at the falls. The water is super cold. |
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| Back at Natural Bridges. It's called that as there is a section of the Rogue River that goes under the ground here. |
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| And our sweet campsite came with a swimming hole. |
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| The boys quickly got dirty |
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| pumpkin |
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| We got up early to give us the best odds of success |
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| Started off in jackets, but we quickly stashed them |
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| Such a sweet peak! |
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| Nice view of Diamond Lake behind us. I'd like to go back and do the Bailey and Thielsen marathon - https://fastestknowntime.com/route/diamond-lake-double-thielsen-bailey-or. |
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| Cool formations on the way up |
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| I brought at 30m twin rope for the summit to belay the kids. |
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| If you make it up there, be sure to check out the Fulgurite at the top. The "lightening rod of the Cascades" gets hits by lightening every year. |
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| Kai did great on the way down. Nikko... not so much. He was freaking out. |
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| The Botts girls were solid and really helped the day go with less tantrums. |
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| Nikko found a Geocache at the bottom. |
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| And the boys got some ice cream at Union Creek. |
