Family Time at Bear Lake

On the morning of Friday, August 15, we drove up to Bear Lake for a family gathering with my dad's side of the family. We actually stopped at the Limber Pine Trail on our way for a hike since that was where everyone else was at the time. We ended up not catching up with them, but we still enjoyed the mile and a half loop, which Austin hiked the whole way without being carried.

The Limber Pine that the trail was named after

After hiking, we continued to the cabin, ate lunch, and then headed to the beach. We thoroughly enjoyed spending the afternoon there!

Austin had a blast digging in the sand. He had so much fun that he didn't want to stop playing in the water and sand even after he was shivering and covered with goosebumps. Luckily, we were able to introduce him to a good digging spot that wasn't in the cold water.

We played frisbee in the water, relaxed, and played bocce on the sand. The family also rented a wave runner that we all took turns riding too, which was a lot of fun.

Allan and Katie, just off the wave runner

Friday evening we attended a local rodeo, which was fun to watch. Saturday morning after cleaning up our cabin, we got raspberry milkshakes before heading back through Logan Canyon. My brother Ben was headed the same direction, so we hiked the Wind Caves together.

Although the limestone arches at the end of the trail have been named the Wind Caves, they actually weren't formed by the wind, but by water seeping through the rocks, eroding away the limestone, and creating underground caverns. Eventually, the Logan river cut away at the rocks, exposing the caverns underneath.