They hiked to Blue Lake, just outside of Cascade. Josh's scout leader was awesome at posting pictures and updates for the parents while they were gone.
The boys did some geocaching at the trail head on Friday afternoon.
Then they started their hike to Blue Lake (about a mile long). They saw their first snow on the ground Friday evening.
Josh brought his fishing pole, and he and Carter were the first ones to catch fish. They cooked them and ate them for dinner Friday night.
Josh slept in a tent by himself that night. And even dressed head to toe in hat, sweats, and socks, Josh said he was still cold. It was pretty chilly overnight. The next morning the boys decided to give the lake a try. As their leader said, "Swimming. So if the air temperature is 40 degrees and the water temperature is 40 degrees it can't be that cold can it? Brrr"
The boys did some more geocaching. They looked for three on this trip. They found two. The one that wasn't found was on an island that required the boys to swim to the island to find it. Too cold!
Saturday they hiked out. Their scout leader said, "The hike out from Blue Lake was only a mile but has a very steep section. The boys took several breaks but were rewarded for their efforts with a delicious lunch at the trucks."
And finally around 5 Saturday afternoon, Josh arrived home safe and sound (and really stinky). He was gone just over 24 hours, but I'm pretty sure those hours were packed full adventure.
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