Dog Lake, my first real hike.

(I will again be posting a link to Francesco's post about this same hike. Blogging faux pas? Eh, I don't care. )

Not long after moving to SLC we went for a hike. It was a hike I would consider as being my first real hike. I always lived 10 mins from the beach so hiking in the California mountains, about an hr away, was never anything we did---ever.

I did go to 6th grade camp and I guess we went on a "hike" once, but that doesn't count because we didn't hike up anything. It was more like a leisurely stroll through the forest. Come to think of it, it's very possible we could have walked a big circle around the camp and just hadn't known it. Hmm! Oh well. What I remember most about that hike was smelling the bark of a tree that smelled exactly like pink bubble gum. My 6th grade mind thought that was the most brilliant creation ever.

Now, a small confession about my first real hike---it was actually my second attempt to hiking this trail. Those of you familiar with this trail might think that I must be a total whimp. Only sometimes. The first time around I wasn't accustomed to the altitude which left me feeling extremely light headed and wanting to puke. So, that mission was aborted (I just finish reading a book on space and I still have astronaut lingo on the brain).

Here's the link to Francesco's post about our hike:

http://fattonelloutah.blogspot.com/2012/01/dog-lake-lake-for-canines-humans-alike.html#comment-form

My comments about his post:
(1) Yes, the Aspen tree leaves totally remind me of confetti. Specifically the confetti that the Disneyland Main St Parade used to toss onto everyone.

(2) When we reached Dog Lake what I said exactly was, "Will you take a picture of me as evidence of my first and last hike?" I was only 80% kidding. I was peckish before starting the hike but the plan was to have lunch at the lake so I hiked up hungry...not a good idea when you are the type to get cranky when not fed. 

No bubble gum trees up here.