Our first backpacking trip of the summer took us to the Rapid River Canyon. Every thing you read about this area tells you to do this trail in early summer or you will die of heat. Well, our weather was perfect. It wasn't a very technical trail, but that is just fine. We pushed ourselves quite a few miles the first night because we weren't getting started until early evening, and we needed to make it before dark. The trail follows the Rapid River up a canyon... there are no places to camp until you get in far enough that things flatten out. 
Taking down camp. We camped right by the river (no other options=) and the water was loud. But beautiful of course. Sean always loves drinking the water from the mountains (filtered of course), I don't blame him Moscow water is nothing to brag of.
I can't quite put into words why I loved this meadow/surrounding forest so much. It's the way it made me feel. One of the most beautiful Ponderosa stands I've ever seen probably. I want to build a cabin right there.
Very unique flower. This one is for you mom.
Dad walking through my meadow.
Mom and I in my meadow.
My husband the "tree hugger". He would not be proud of this picture, believe me =)
Showing the size of this gigantor Ponderosa Pine.
This is probably my favorite picture of the trip. Random I know. It just looks so posed... but it's not... jut a good photographer =).
Rubber Boa. My dad said this was the first time he's actually seen one in the wild. This is the best picture we got. You can't tell the difference between their head and tail, they look the same. We actually saw 3 or 4 snakes on this trip. Cassi.... sorry you had to look at this picture =).
We saw lots of this.... Leafs of three Let it be!!!!!! Poison!
The Pretty River and canyon.
Sean took a lot of pictures of wild flowers. There were so many varieties. If it didn't take so long to load pictures, I would have put more up! He is a pretty good photographer though.
And last but not least... my Man.
Another picture of us hiking up the canyon.
Taking down camp. We camped right by the river (no other options=) and the water was loud. But beautiful of course. Sean always loves drinking the water from the mountains (filtered of course), I don't blame him Moscow water is nothing to brag of.
I can't quite put into words why I loved this meadow/surrounding forest so much. It's the way it made me feel. One of the most beautiful Ponderosa stands I've ever seen probably. I want to build a cabin right there.
Very unique flower. This one is for you mom.
Dad walking through my meadow.
Mom and I in my meadow.
My husband the "tree hugger". He would not be proud of this picture, believe me =)
Showing the size of this gigantor Ponderosa Pine.
This is probably my favorite picture of the trip. Random I know. It just looks so posed... but it's not... jut a good photographer =).
Rubber Boa. My dad said this was the first time he's actually seen one in the wild. This is the best picture we got. You can't tell the difference between their head and tail, they look the same. We actually saw 3 or 4 snakes on this trip. Cassi.... sorry you had to look at this picture =).
We saw lots of this.... Leafs of three Let it be!!!!!! Poison!
The Pretty River and canyon.
Sean took a lot of pictures of wild flowers. There were so many varieties. If it didn't take so long to load pictures, I would have put more up! He is a pretty good photographer though.
And last but not least... my Man.
Another picture of us hiking up the canyon.
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