Sunday, June 28, 2009

Our Big Meadows Hike






On Monday, we took a gander up to Tahoe, hiking on a trail to Big Meadows, where Lennon & I hiked & ate a picnic on our anniversary. It is a relatively short, easy hike, and Lydia hiked the whole way in!

Twas a beautiful day for a hike, a wander through the meadow, and a snack on the log. (However, a carpenter ant bit Lydia on the wrist; I didn't know ants bit. I know now.)

After a 15-20 minutes of snacking & Lydia running in the grass, we decided to take a few family photos before the kids got cranky. Good thing we did, because after the photos, we thought we heard an airplane in the sky; a split second after we heard the "plane", I said "Was that thunder???" It was. A major storm system just blew up out of nowhere, and we were the tallest things in this huge meadow. Let's just say, that we packed up our kids & stuff in less than a minute, and high-tailed it across Big Meadow in less than 10 minutes. Maneuvering our way down the trail, through the trees, we made it to the car just as the first huge raindrops began falling. Whew, what an adventure!

2 comments:

SARA said...

your kids def. have yours and Lennon's personality!!
They seem like they love the outdoors/hiking as much as you two do :)
now how about the coffee? ;) do they make starbucks coffee play sets like they used to make for McDOnalds? (remember those old playsets?)
Glad you all made it before the storm hit...
Lydia's a tough one, you didnt mention her being in pain/crying at all! What sweet kids you have.....of course you and LEnnon are cool too :)

Mel said...

That sounds so fun! (except for the ant bite and the thunder!) Your pictures are great. I love to see you all in the great outdoors.