Farragut - Fuggetaboutit

We're trying to squeeze every last drop out of summer that we can, and around here - that means we hike. This time we went to Farragut State Park, it's only about 30 min from our home. We went with our good friends the McReynolds. This park is situated at the foot of the Coeur d'Alene Mtns. and at 4,000 acres, it's one of Idaho's largest state parks. It's located on the banks of Lake Pend Oreille (the states largest lake). Lake Pend Oreille has a rich history; once being the second largest U.S. naval training center in the world during World War II, with a surface area of 94,600 acres.

There are over 90 trails in the park, the one we choose was High Point Trail, it's 3 miles round trip. It makes approx. a 900 ft elevation gain in 1.5 miles.

Part of the gain included scaling the moutain side! At one point we couldn't decide if we wanted to try and make it to the top or just go back down. We sent Dax ahead at one point to see exactly how far we'd have to climb to make it to the top. The kids were troopers and didn't even complain (it was mostly the moms).

Mal made it to the top with no problems, I wish I could bottle his energy.

The view from on high, a 2375' elevation.

We only had one casualty, a teeny tiny scratch to the thigh. You'd think he needed stitches by the way he carried on about it - like a little girl.

The trail signs were totally confusing! Even with a map we still had trouble finding our way around. Some of the trees on this trail had spray painted arrows showing you which way to go.

After our hike, we made our way down to the lake to play for a bit.

Full moon on the rise

At the end of our day. We were all tired and ready to go home.