The lunch site was unbelievable, We landed on a rock knoll overlooking a glacier. Here CMH had picnic tables, benches, and a grill setup. For lunch they were grilling hamburgers, buffalo burgers, brats, and venison sausage. We found a nice spot and enjoyed our lunch. It was a spectacular setting. After lunch we hiked up from the lunch spot to see an even bigger glacier.
All of the kids were tired of hiking and wanted to go back to the lodge. Wyatt and Karen went back. So there were 6 adults now hiking with Jeremy. We loaded up and went to a new spot. We circled a bit and then ended landing on a ridge. Jeremy said we were going to land at the peak at the top of the ridge, but the previous group was still standing at the landing site. This was good news for me. Finally a little bit of elevation. We had a nice hike up to the peak. We sat around the peak for a bit and soaked up the views.
We then followed the ridgeline down and observed a topaz blue lake. The color of the lake were brilliant. More hiking and and went up another peak. We then went to a landing site and waited for our pickup.
The helicopter came and picked us up. The lodge was fairly close. The pilot banked the helicopter and did a couple of spiraling turns to loose altitude.
Back at the lodge, the kids went into the kitchen and made their own pizzas for dinner. Karen and Wyatt also enjoyed the hot tub.
For dinner tonight they had a kids table. Some of the guides also sat at the table. Everyone had on crazy hair or hats. For desert the kids had make your own sundae.
The adults had Halibut for dinner. After dinner they had a bonfire by the lake. We went over there and hung out for a bit.
Early morning by the lake |
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Sunrise from the lodge |
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Start of our hiking |
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Animal footprint |
Tailings from old mine |
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Exploratory dig |
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Look a bone! |
Yummy |
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