Mission Ridge

Yesterday, we hiked Mission Ridge with the cousins. It was great fun, but a pretty challenging hike. We thought it was about 5 miles, but Dave calculated it out on Google Maps and it was more like 7 miles! One of the things we like is seeing where we ski each winter without the snow. We also enjoy looking under the chair lifts for things people dropped, playing on the terrain park equipment, and looking at the remains of a plane crash from many years ago. This year we had a little contest to keep interest peaked during the uphill climb: we had a prize for the most unique and most valuable find. Katie won for most unique with a half a die from some type of game, and Caleb won for most valuable with a pair of eyeglasses (now broken and without lenses). Hannah also found 38 cents. The view from the top is just amazing and with it being a clear day, we could see many of the surrounding mountain peaks. We brought our lunch to enjoy up at the ranger station, and we had a backrub train going as well. Good times...