Grand Teton Girls Weekend Summit day

We made it to the top- there was some insane wind and super cold but we did it.  We woke up at 2:30 to get up the fixed lines in the dark.  battled up the saddle, through the eye of the needle, took a rest at a look out, we go to the belly crawl and roll just after sunrise.  Ang set the line for us.  We flew through.  We did the chimneys and scrambled up the face.  Coming up on top around 8:00 am.  The summit was breathtaking.  

The way down is so fast and easy.  But we were tried.  The Rappel is great.  And taking off a few layers was nice.  We made it down to the moraine and took a nap.  Then started the hike down.  Knees tired and ankles tired.  Dinner in town was delicious.  

CCHS Mnt bike race Eagle Mountain

First mountain bike race of the season.  I was hiking the Grand Teton so Darren was all in.  Ella got podium and Tyler is going to have a great season racing Varsity.   

Grand Teton Girls Weekend Day 2

Angs nice mother got up and served us a yummy fresh breakfast.  We could see the grand out the back kitchen window and knew we had a long day ahead of us.  Quick stop for bday/group pictures.  Then up we go.  

I didn't want to pay attention to all the details of how long it took to get how high... so I just enjoyed the hike and tried to breath.  My lungs and calves were in for a long day.  

We made it up to the Glacier Morain and found a good campsite.  We knew the weather wasn't looking good.  But we had some food, filtered some water, practice the ropes and knots for the technical stuff the next day.  We were all in our tents by 6:30 and falling asleep.  

 

Grand Teton Girls Weekend Day 1

We left Wednesday night and slept in a tent on the side of the road.  It rained and rained.  I am grateful I am a good sleeper, it didn't bother me.  We arrived at 5:50 AM on Thursday to sit in line and get permits for the Grand. I slept/hung outside the ranger station until they opened at 8:00.  We were first in line so we got the permit.  Now we had a day to kill!  We hiked around Taggart Lake then went to bike down some fun downhill trails on the Teton Pass.  We meet Lacey and Stacie at Ang's place where her dad and mom cooked us a delicious dutch oven dinner.  We had some bday cake too for Katie and Lacey.  Then the packing and arranging party began.   

 

Bike Camp 2022

We loved bike camp. We had so many kids who loved coming.  My kids had a great time.  Abby got to ride a bunch with kids her age.