Lake Cascade- Idaho

 Idaho is the place to go...

I loved visiting the area around McCall Idaho.  We couldn't get a camping spot in McCall which turned out to be great.  We stayed south of McCall on Lake Cascade.  West Mountain Campground.  We had a wonderful camping spot next to the Lake. I love sleeping all in the same tent.    There was a wonderful peninsula we enjoyed.  We loved our paddle boards, hammocks and played games.  Tamarack Ski Resort/Biking was a mile away.  The first day Tyler and Darren road in one spot and the girls and I enjoyed some less steep riding.  We found loads of wild raspberries to eat.  

Upper Red Castle Lake- Day 2

We camped at Lower Red Castle Lake.  On our second day we hike 4 miles round trip to Red Castle Lake.  We had to remind kids that they didn't have a backpack on so it was great.  I hiked up to Upper Red Castle Lake and took a quick swim.  The kids didn't want to go that extra two miles.  Eric, Isaac, Tyler and Darren hiked 14 miles on that second day.  They hiked with us up to Red Castle Lake then hiked all the way up and over the pass then around the whole castle.  Their legs were really tired!  The kids had a great time with Jenny and I.  We didn't swim but we waded into a nice little lake that was warm.   It was nice to soak our feet.  

Red Castle Lakes- In and Out

Jenny and I wanted to take out kids on a backpacking adventure.  We chose Red Castle Lakes because I had heard it was beautiful.  It was ... but it was also very popular and there fore lots of people who don't take care of things!  

We hiked in 10 miles.  That was a bit ambitious and next year we will scale back a few miles.  By mile 6 kids were dragging but I am so proud of them.  They did a great job.  We got to have a fire and soak our feet in the lake.  Our dehydrated meals were amazing.  We all slept great!

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