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I mentioned in this post that I recently went on a backpacking trip with my husband and a couple of our friends…and it was amazing. It was only the third backpacking trip I’ve ever been on, and for sure the hardest, with the most spectacular destination. I wasn’t particularly excited about some aspects of the trip beforehand (going to the bathroom outside, with no toilet?! ewww) but in the end, it was 100% worth it and I even told Ben I want to do more backpacking with him next year. When your husband is a major outdoor enthusiast, you don’t say those things unless you feel pretty dang sure…so that shows how much I enjoyed it. :) I usually end the month with a round up of my Instagrams, but this month I thought I’d do a little recap of our trip instead! After all, a lot of my August 'grams were from here anyways.
So the place we went was called Tuck and Robin, and if you live in Washington state I would absolutely recommend it. Tuck Lake is the lower lake, and it’s pretty enough…but once you climb the extra mile to get to Robin, the views get reeeaally incredible. There are several beautiful, bright blue alpine lakes intermingled with big rock islands, and you can see a bunch of mountains in the background (including Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams).
Proof that I actually carried my own pack and everything. #sohardcore
This was our campsite. Pretty awesome, huh? If you look closely, you can see both of our hammocks hanging from the trees and the corner of our tent.
This was after we finished climbing up to Robin Lakes (which was SUPER difficult, so if I look sweaty and exhausted, that’s because I was). It felt so good to put my feet up in the hammock after all that hiking! Ahhh. Definitely worth the extra weight :)
And the coolest part (or my favorite, at least) was all the mountain goats! I’ve seen them from a distance before, but never like this. I was hoping we’d see at least one, but we ended up seeing SO many--including some babies! They came super close too…a couple goats literally walked right by our campsite in the morning while we were packing up.
See? SO CLOSE.
There are even goats in this picture--walking along the path on the right hand side of the lake (can you spot them?).
All in all, I had a great time. I’d resisted backpacking with Ben for awhile, but it turns out that everything is more fun when you’re in a beautiful location! Even freeze-dried meals taste delicious when you’re watching the sunset surrounded by mountains and alpine lakes.
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Awesome pics!! Of course you already know I love hiking!! Haha but it's the best... I love how quite it is and really being able to see the stars!
Thanks, Renae!!! Yeah, apparently the stars were gorgeous on our trip but the first night Ben never woke me up to see them, and the second night I forgot to bring my glasses into the tent and I was too cold/lazy to go get them :) And I'm basically blind without contacts or glasses. But I regretted my laziness in the morning...oh well, guess I'll have to go backpacking/camping again!
ohhh this looks amazing. i may have to go!
You should DEFINITELY go :)
Wow wow wow. Wow. I am not an outdoorsy person, but this place is too beautiful to not take the chance at seeing. You sold me with the hammock haha. And goats!! That first one looks like it's coming right at you! So cool.
YES! Haha, the hammock totally improved the experience significantly. Come to Washington sometime!!! I think you would love it.
SO glad you've found this love! I know of nothing that is as beautiful as the scenery you saw! I'm sure Ben is pleased.:). Lovely photo's Aileen!
Yes! I feel like it's opened up a whole new world of scenery that I didn't even realize existed right here in our state! I'm excited to explore more.