Eaton Lake Overnight Hike

All geared up and excited to go! Camron carried his clothes and a sleeping bag.

 Geoff has always been talking about taking Camron on an over night hike. For Camron's 7th birthday Geoff bought him a nice hiking backpack and they began the planning. Geoff wanted something fairly easy for his first over nighter so he chose Eaton Lake. It was a toss up hoping it was going to be an easy (ish) hike but it turned out alot harder than he had thought. They had a great time though!

Tree hugger!

The trail mostly followed a creek and waterfalls the whole way up.

This bridge and bench marked the halfway point.

Brother Mike came along too for the fun. It was nice to have him along for the evenings and someone else to talk to.

I love this photo! Eaton Lake in the background.

Sleeping quarters. The log on the right became a great spot to prepare food.

The waters there were crystal clear.

Time to make a fire to cook supper. 

Geoff was worried his pack would weigh too much with "fancy" food so he packed nice and light and just case Camron couldn't handle his. Mike was nice and brought up lots of yummy food including smokies!

Sun rising over the mountains

They enjoyed a nice cup of hot chocolate in the morning, can you tell?

Celebrating a successful over night hike!

On the way down Camron was quite tired, they didn't fall asleep till 11 pm and woke up at 5:30 since it was light out so soon. The trip went very well except for the way day, Camron's legs kept giving out and was really wanting to go home. When they came home they unpacked, showered and got the laundry going then crawled into bed and had a good long nap. Great way to end a fun adventure!