Backpacking RMNP: Onahu (day 1)

We unloaded the car and loaded up with gear and food for one night .

Kids did not carry much: ground pad, sleeping bag, clothes and...maple the moose.

 

The first day of the first backpacking trip of the year was painful.  We hiked 2.5 miles in and up about 1,000 feet, not without a few complaints and several breaks.

Once at camp we gladly freed ourselves of what felt like very heavy packs and set up tents. We explored the nearby meadows and filtered water in the gushing creek.  On the way back, clouds rolled in and soaked us.  We ran back to camp for shelter, dry clothes and games in the tent. 

In usual Colorado-style, the clouds rolled back out and the sun shone. Raincoats stayed as protection from mosquito hoards which did not spoil the silliness.

I will take silliness and mosquitos at camp over TV and chores at home, anyday!