Hike up Bear Valley

Today we did a hike up Bear Valley towards McHugh.
My pilot.

 And occasional Esther Sherpa.

Pretty soon everyone was so far ahead Esther and I were on our own.

Which was a great opportunity for pictures.

We caught Van's backpack for him

We picked up a lot of rocks.

  Took a few breaks

Then dad rejoined us for the hike down. Which was colder than the hike up.

It's hard to see in the picture but all the kids are coming down the front of the Mountain.

Here's all I saw of Van during the hike, back in the car with all the warm clothes he could find on. When he came down the mountain, he was soaked from sliding in the snow. His shoes were worthless too and kept falling off.

Cousins

The biker gang. Something had just made Esther really mad.

Everyone eating at Svea's house

Bike ride

This weekend we tried a bike ride with a big group of kids and Esther on her own bike. Unfortunately she was the only one not yet on a peddle bike, so we were separated from the group pretty quickly. But we still had fun.
Despite frequent stops. She stops every 3-5 seconds, just to make sure you are coming. And sometimes to play in a tree.

 quick water break