Ouch!

Yesterday was a lazy day. I did some laundry, some reading for class this week, and ultimately got distracted by Netflix. Oops…

But a few of us went to Dornan's for a drink, and I had a lot of fun continuing to get to know people!

Today, a bunch of people were going on a hike up to Lake Solitude. I was a bit hesitant because I've never done any real hiking before, and thought 15 miles might be a little much for me. But I'm so nervous that the back country trip is going to kill me, so I decided I would get some hiking practice in by going with them today…

It was…painful. My knees and feet definitely were NOT happy by the end. I didn't take my trekking poles because I was dumb and didn't think it would be that bad. And I didn't wear my knee brace for the same reason. WRONG. It was a struggle. And the hike ended up being about 20 miles because we had to walk 2 miles to the trail head, and then same on the way back.

While my body is not happy with me for this endeavor, I feel very accomplished! I lagged behind a bit, but my classmates were awesome, and kept checking on me and taking turns lagging behind a bit with me. So thank you guys!

We did see some notable wildlife though! A young moose, 2 bull moose, a couple deer, lots of pikas, and a couple marmots! No pictures of the wildlife, sorry.

I now know what to do in the future, and for the back country trip to try and make my knees feel better!  Yay!

Here are some pictures of the scenery we saw along the way:

Sun is a problem, but at Inspiration Point

Inspiration Point

Look at those clouds!

Gorgeous!

I don't remember what this was

Wyatt in the distance

Lake Solitude…finally

It should be known that most of the group jumped in the (freezing!) lake. I did not.

Tomorrow we get to go on a wildlife tour to hopefully see some elk, moose, and maybe some wolves or bears!

~Meghan