Day 6

We didn’t get a great start on the day, but headed into the park nonetheless for some more hiking. This hike was approx 5 miles round trip and ended at another alpine lake. It was quite rocky and steep in spots. It was a difficult hike but the kids did wonderfully. Grant hiked essentially the whole way himself. At the lake at the stop we took an hour break for lunch and watched a moose graze in the lilies that lined the lake. The hike down was much easier as it was downhill. After the hike everyone was exhausted. We decided to head into town and eat at a place called Wapiti’s Bar and grill. Wapiti is the Indian word for elk and this place sells elk burgers. We tried elk burgers, but we were not impressed. It was a very mild dry meat. Oh well, I can say that I have eaten elk now. We grabbed ice cream cones on the way back and took them to a playground to eat. The kids ran to play. And some lady ran up to us and demanded to know whether the ice cream had any peanuts in it. It was bubble gum and did not, but the woman let us know in no uncertain terms that her child had a severe peanut allergy and needed to know about all peanuts. I am not sure why you would bring such a child to a public park surrounded by restaurants if it would put his life in danger. We finished and headed back to camp. I took the kids to play put-put while Amy and her mother showered and cleaned up a bit. They had no idea how to play but had fun hitting and kicking the golf balls around the various obstacles. We went back to the trailer and let them watch a movie, while we secured things in the trailer, as tomorrow we head out to South Dakota. Tomorrow morning I will need to flush the black tank on the trailer. Not my favorite job.