Memorial Day Hike

We planned for over a week to hike into a lake and fish on Memorial Day.  We went to Lone Lake, so named because it's a lake all alone.

This tree had been struck by lightning.

And it had been pecked by woodpeckers.

Also trying to grow on the side of a hill.

But it was still  growing despite all odds.

An "Ussie" or as John says, a "We-ee"

Same and James tussling

Esther posing.

We had some intermittent rain, we ran into snow, but being the true Ericksons we are we toughed it out.  We waited out some cloudbursts under trees.  Finally the rain won and we slopped our way back down the trail. We were all drenched by the time we made it back to the car.  Another adventure!

Of course with snow around why not ski?  Sam and James tried it with fairly good success.