Matt and I celebrated our first campsite stay with a few drinks the night before which made for a very lazy and slow go morning. We hung outside a bit and Maisey yelled “quack” at all the birds. I’ve been trying to teach her that’s a “tweet” but all birds right now are quacks.
Around lunch we headed out to do the Benches Lake trail which was around 8 miles. This trail was basically all sand and dirt. Maisey was in heaven. We let her walk the first quarter mile and it took about 30 minutes because she was so infatuated with grabbing the dirt and dumping it on herself. She likes to try and fill our shoes with it too….so that’s fun. Lol By the time we got up the trail she was so covered she looked like a little homeless child. Hey, she was happy and that’s all that mattered but we sure got a kick out of how she looked.
We sat at the first lake and had our snacks and threw sticks in the water. Then we headed to the second lake where Matt wanted to run off and explore while us girls hung out. We were the only ones there which made for a serene but nerve wrecking feeling. Nerve wrecking because after about 20 minutes I noticed something moving in the trees a bit away from us. I thought it was Matt but then he never came. A few minutes later with my eyes darting around us I heard something close. I turned around to see a mule deer maybe 30 feet from us eating. At first I jumped and then when I realized what it was I grabbed Mais and we walked over near him. He let us get super close and just continued to eat. A few minutes later Matt came around the bend and we headed back down.
Mais was due for another nap since she didn’t sleep well on our way up. Actually she never sleeps well in this new carrier and it’s been frustrating for us and her. On the way down she passed out but 25 minutes in she looked uncomfortable and was fussing. I tried fixing her position, giving her pillows, anything to help but it was useless. She got more and more upset and had a complete meltdown. I ended up just taking her out and hip carrying her down the mountain. (Not easy I might add) So back to the old Baby Bjorn carrier it is.
On our way back to camp we stopped at Redfish Lake for a little nature bath for our dirt bucket. This lake is so perfect for her because she can walk around in it since so much of it is so shallow.
Driving Miss Maisey 