We hit the trail early to avoid the typical Summer afternoon storms as well as get the kiddos back to the house for nap time too. After a short drive, we were ready to head up the trail to Cascade Falls, a huge waterfall that should be raging given the high snowpack and late melt this year.
Jill and Lauren ready to head up
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Cooper made it a mile or two before opting for a ride. Here we stop to throw rocks in the stream
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We trudged up the climb with a pretty steady pace, all the time laughing at how slow we moved this trip compared to our last time up 5 years ago sans kiddos. Slow pace and all we enjoyed it. We saw a big bull moose on our way up, and another on the way down.
After 3.5 miles, we hit our destination and the waters were raging. Sitting next to the falls it was very loud, making talking to each other difficult at times. Also made for very nervous parents as we had to keep an arm on Cooper at all times as the current would have swept him away to never be seen again had he fallen in.
Me and the kiddos at Cascade Falls
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When asked if she was impressed, Lauren had no comment.
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Jill is all smiles, Lauren is still rather stoic
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The whole family at Cascade Falls
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For contrast, here is the picture of Jill and I at Cascade Falls back in 2006 when we were bright eyed, young people...
On the way back, Cooper decided to walk if he could use the "sticks"
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Jill does the traditional "big arms", Lauren does "these are as big as my arms can be"
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