Hike at Silver Lake

It has been so hot here lately, so we decided to take a trip up the mountains to cool off and take a hike. 

We decided on Silver Lake up in Big Cottonwood Canyon.  We saw a huge bull moose up there.  He was just lounging around eating food and people watching.

It was pretty close to the boardwalk.  You can see him in the background in this picture with the boys.

 We taught the boys the famous pose that we always do, so we found a rock and took some shots.

 'Daddy and DJ wait up!' - Alex

 DJ was such a big helper and carried the water pack on his back the entire time, even up the big hills.  The boys liked stopping for water breaks.

 We saw a couple of caterpillars on the ground and had to examine them.

 For part of the our journey this is how we hiked.  DJ refused to be carried most of the way, he is a little hiker!

 We hiked for a mile (most of it up hill) and made it to a pretty lake.

 Me and my two heart-breakers!

 Daddy took DJ up a rock hill to find a geocash.

We had a great time up in the mountain as a family!