First Hike in the Desert

Today, we took Bill for his first real hike. Sure, it took 3 stops instead of one to get there but it was pretty cool.
The weather was nice and sunny, and with temps in the low 80's starting out we were sweltering. Luckily, after a siesta under some trees some clouds blocked the sunlight a little and the wind cooled things off.

We were constantly on the lookout for rattlesnakes as we enjoyed the small Umtanum creek walk. We heard and barely saw a little one that scurried away quickly.

Bill did great in his backpack. Dad had to jog back a 1/2 mile to find his blue hat on the way back.

Bill was a real trooper and didn't want to go to bed tonight even though he was completely exhausted.