Backpacking with Bugs

This weekend we went Backpacking with our friends the Morley's. We left the kiddos at home and went off for our little adventure into the Backcountry. The scenery was beautiful, the hiking was fun and the company was awesome. We hiked into Naturalist Basin and set-up camp near Jordan Lake. We took a nap and did some fishing. After that...it was attack of the mosquito's- LITERALLY we were attacked. Hence the first picture of the trip...the Morley's hanging out in their tent. You might notice that Becca is holding a Diet Coke, yep that's right readers- she packed three of those puppies up! Impressive! Despite the swarms of blood thirsty mosquito's the trip was great. It was so fun to get out into nature and do something challenging. I also learned that when it comes to Backpacking Rob and I are minimalists- take only the bare essentials so your pack isn't too heavy. The Morley's on the other hand Backpack in style, Diet Coke and all. We had planned on staying two nights, but when we couldn't leave our tents due to the swarms of bugs, we decided to cut the camping to one night. We spent the rest of our weekend in Park City, bug free! I know, not very hardcore, but seriously I came away with enough bites to last me the entire summer.

Becca and Barrett hanging out in their tent.
Rob making dinner.
Trying to keep the bugs out of my ears and off my face.