Aren't we supposed to retire to take things easy? So how come we keep doing these activities that totally exhaust me?
Leo and I drove east out to Crooked Lake on Friday and camped at the rec site. We had the place all to ourselves and went for a paddle on the lake. Leo's orienteering partner Bryan and his wife Debbie showed up in the evening.
In the morning Leo and Bryan took off for a six hour training run up Eureka Peak. Debbie and I waited for the rest of the hikers to arrive and then we hiked for 5 hours up the very steep trail. Fortunately it was a mostly cloudy day, but the flies were relentless. Nevertheless the views from the alpine and
the flower meadows
were well worth it.
It was another three hours back down to the lake. We were both exhausted but had to head home to meet my sister and her husband, just returning from a trip to Norway. Then we got a flat tire on the way.
We were never so happy to see that Sybille and Dave had already ordered pizzas.
The bad news is that Scandanavia is having their coldest. rainiest summer in memory, and in a few weeks we are heading to Lapland (north of 60) for a month!