The day finally came for Nolan and Shawn to go on their backpacking trip. It's now a family tradition to celebrate your 10th birthday with an overnight trip with dad. The destination is the birthday boy's choice, and Nolan had picked out their spot a year ago on a family hike. He does not turn 10 until December, but due to the nature of the trip, it had to be done a few months in advance. It was also Nolan's first backpacking trip and he was beyond excited. On the morning of his trip, he downed his 17# backpack and ran up and down our stairs, for "warm up".
They headed to Excelsior Pass, Nolan did a super job carrying his stuff up the trail . . . 
. . . and they were able to pitch the tent on the "prime spot", reserved a year ago by Nolan. The views were beautiful, the weather was clear and the bugs were plenty.
Shawn described the bugs (mean black flies and mosquitoes) as being "pure torture". That was certainly a "buzz" they could do without, as it sent them into their tent at 6pm, they just could not take it anymore. 
The views at night were just as beautiful, as they enjoyed gazing at the stars and the milky way from the safety of the tent. At the crack of dawn, they broke camp and headed down, with a stop at the creek for water to cook breakfast. Despite the big annoyance of the bugs, Nolan said it would not keep him from future backpacking trips (which will be equipped with pure DET).
They headed to Excelsior Pass, Nolan did a super job carrying his stuff up the trail . . . 
. . . and they were able to pitch the tent on the "prime spot", reserved a year ago by Nolan. The views were beautiful, the weather was clear and the bugs were plenty.
Shawn described the bugs (mean black flies and mosquitoes) as being "pure torture". That was certainly a "buzz" they could do without, as it sent them into their tent at 6pm, they just could not take it anymore. 
The views at night were just as beautiful, as they enjoyed gazing at the stars and the milky way from the safety of the tent. At the crack of dawn, they broke camp and headed down, with a stop at the creek for water to cook breakfast. Despite the big annoyance of the bugs, Nolan said it would not keep him from future backpacking trips (which will be equipped with pure DET). 
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