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the crew! Backlit, tired, happy...
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Took Nikko on his first backpacking trip. He was joined by his bro, the Metres twins and their parents. We went to Emigrant Wilderness on Labor Day... and went to the closest lake we could get to that didn't require a permit. Not so surprisingly the whole bay area had the same idea and walking around Chewing Gum Lake felt like we were walking around Lake Merritt (not really... but kinda really). Having said that, the kids did great walking 4 miles mostly on their own, enjoyed playing with sticks, mud, rocks, and fire (especially Nikko).
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| The night before... we just pulled over in the National Forest land and Nikko and I slept under the stars. I think this must be Nikko's first night under the stars. It was lovely. |
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| While Kai and Kimbo slept in the back of the van. |
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| morning brekky. That spare tire made a nice table! |
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| the boys, all ready to go! |
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| Our packs... ready to roll! |
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| pretty crazy story... |
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| yes, I'm coming Kai... |
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| watch out for horse poo! |
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| break time! I think Nikko is holding out both hands for gummies... |
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| The views from this trail are spectacular... and this was after about 20 min into the hike... |
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| The first lake... a short side trip. We were ahead of the Metres' so we could take our time getting to camp. |
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| Kai trying out my bag... |
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| At Chewing Gum Lake! Wow there were a lot of other campers here. |
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| The boys quickly got insanely dirty... |
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| And the Metreses arrived just in time to catch our boys jumping off things. |
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| Nikko = pyro |
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| He just sat by the fire screaming all night... |
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| It was really windy the first night, but we found a decently sheltered area and were OK. The next morning when the wind stopped, we quickly spread out. Impressive really... |
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| D and I went on a run after brekky. I'd like to point out that Dave couldn't join because he busted his foot trying wheelies on his road bike. FAIL... |
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| The three chimneys (Middle right) look like a fun formation. I'd like to go scrambling out there someday |
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| Nikko rolling with his bluetooth boombox in his hoodie... |
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| Yes... you are dirty. |
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| nap time! |
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| We decided to go cliff jumping and were joined by some hung over good ole boys... swastika tattoo not pictured... (but it's there!) |
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| back at camp, it was nudy booty time... |
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| Then as it got cold, so the kids started climbing rocks... |
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| Nikko getting his bromance on... |
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| next morning... furiously packing, while Kimbo finishes her coffee... ("take your time honey....") |
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| Wait... who stole your pants? |
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| The kiddo shot from Burst Rock. |
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| Nikko thought this was hilarious... and I agreed |
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| He had a LOT of gummies on this trek out... |
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| The kids made it back in time for a deep snooze for naptime. SUCCESS!!!! |
