Elk Mountain hike

I have only ever done Elk on days when the view was

nothing to write home about.. AND only with a bunch

of school kids who really push you to overexert yourself

(you CAN'T be the last one up on a school

outing with KIDS!!).. Needless to say, I have always

had it in my head that Elk is a terrible choice for a hike..

I remembered it as brutal compared to the

Mt. Cheam hike, but now I believe it is because

of the pace we kept while hiking it..

 It isn't even actually that bad this time!

I was very thankful we went:)

(So was Aneira:)

That dog ran 10x what we walked - up 100 ft ahead,

back to 25ft from us, up another 100, back to 25 - not

sure if she was insulting us or encouraging us:)

And the amount of people who take their dogs hiking!!!

I bet we met close to 20 other dogs throughout those few hours...

The beauty of temperate rain forests:

Aneira cooling herself off in the snow up at the top:)

The view is awesome up there!

Thanks to another couple who came by we have a pic with all 3:)

Mak was weary after his day off:)

As was Aneira...