On July 11th we had yet another new experience. I took Dominik and Yanik and we rode ATVs 7 miles into the White Mountains to stay overnight at Lee's Cabin.
We took after after work on Saturday and headed up the Elliot highway about 40 miles out of town. The scenery along the way was just beautiful. Large rolling hills and lush forests as far as you can see. We arrived at the trailhead and unloaded the trucks and then piled onto the ATVs. I couldn't believe how much stuff we had to cart in there! My buddy had a "meat wagon" and that was sufficient to get all of our overnight supplies into camp.
The trail was pretty bumpy and was certainly a climb in a few spots. We had our guns fairly handy, as this particular area is bear country. I was hoping to see one, but maybe it's better that we didn't with all the little kids.
When we arrived at the cabin we unloaded and then spent the evening enjoying the scenery, playing hide and seek in the woods, and of course eating! For future reference, do not bring potato chips or bags of mini carrots on this trip. The carrots were transformed into soup by the trail and you could imagine what the chips looked like! Nonetheless, we enjoyed spaghetti and even a few nice steaks. The cook...yours truly. The kids had a great time and we loved the fresh air. We never even saw a hint of another person the entire time!
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