The Dragon Boss climbed to 8,000 feet this weekend, the highest he's even been. It's a lot closer to the sun up there so we lathered him in sunscreen and put him in a Red Sox cap to stave off snow blindness as we snowshoed from Boreal Ridge to the Pacific Crest Trailhead.
When we paused to drink water or rest before a steep section, TDB got antsy. But when we were moving, he was happy, especially that half kilometer stretch where we followed a dog, whereby TDB metamorphosed from captive infant to human jockey. He'd grab my hair, kick his legs and coo until I sped up and closed the gap to the dogs, which just made him kick, grab and coo all the more.
Baleen and I never got around to skiing - it was too warm and it's been too dry to ski without grandparents' free babysitting - but our CraigsList Deuter Kid Carrier II got plenty of work. TDB even showed us he can fall asleep in it, so we don't have to plan our future hikes only between the hours of 11am to 3pm, but can hike all day long. Maybe we'll even invite Cooper's dad for a hike one day.
When we paused to drink water or rest before a steep section, TDB got antsy. But when we were moving, he was happy, especially that half kilometer stretch where we followed a dog, whereby TDB metamorphosed from captive infant to human jockey. He'd grab my hair, kick his legs and coo until I sped up and closed the gap to the dogs, which just made him kick, grab and coo all the more.
Baleen and I never got around to skiing - it was too warm and it's been too dry to ski without grandparents' free babysitting - but our CraigsList Deuter Kid Carrier II got plenty of work. TDB even showed us he can fall asleep in it, so we don't have to plan our future hikes only between the hours of 11am to 3pm, but can hike all day long. Maybe we'll even invite Cooper's dad for a hike one day.
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