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The Tale of Two Hikes

9/21/2015

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Approximately 2 days ago we went on the coldest, windiest, unsatisfactory hike of our lives, to a cold, frozen landscape with a frosted, pile of lake slush at the top.  And after five miles of hiking through snow, streams and wind, I can tell you, it was very non-welcoming to my wet, cold feet.  And to add on to that, the day after we hiked another 9 MILES on another hilke.  Sure, the actual hike was awesome, but 14 miles in two days?!?  Now that's pretty tiring.

To be honest, the first hike we did, called Beehive Basin, was pretty awesome, too, except for the frigid wind and a foot of snow on my cold feet.  I think it should be done anywhere near the middle of summer as it had cool views through coniferous forests and snow-capped mountains.
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Both hikes I would recommend, but do Beehive Basin in the middle of the summer!
The second hike was a spectacular 9 mile switchback-filled hike with JDubs that had "grand" views of the Tetons (seriously, we were looking at the Grand Teton!) and went to an alpine lake called Delta Lake.  We overshot the cut-off by about 300 feet and scrambled over rock ledges to look DOWN on the lake (you can see it in the bottom of the picture to the left), but the good news was that we still got to throw some snowballs at each other.
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Aunt Kelley
10/8/2015 05:08:27 am

Hi Ethan!!!

I can't believe all the awesome adventures you have been on already! That hike in the snow sounded so fun but your poor feet! You are a tough cookie.

Hoping you are having great weather and enjoying you next adventure...

LOVE, Aunt Kelley

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Ethan
10/16/2015 11:38:55 am

Dear Aunt Kelley,

Thanks for reading my blog! We are having great weather so far and haven't had any more snow since then (except for a few splotches of snow in the Tetons). We did have three days of torrential rain in the Olympic Peninsula -check out the photos- but it's been dry since then.

How's it been in CT since we left? Say hello to everyone for us.

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Glen link
2/25/2021 08:51:36 pm

Thanks ffor posting this

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