first dose of vitamin d this spring

it was the first perfect day of 2011, and Nathan and I spent it the best way we know how. living.
Multnomah Falls is but a 620 ft high waterfall here in the pacific northwest Columbia Gorge. the walk up is just 1 mile.. though it is definitely 1 good mile.. as the great outdoorsman i am would like to be, I strapped Nathan to my back and we headed up. I learned 2 great lessons on my walk. One- I am much more afraid of heights than I would like to think. Two- hiking up a steep mountain with a 1 year old on your back is not easy. at least, for me. He loved it, though.


this is about where it started to get ugly... with my sweat and Nathan's pee, we were kind of a mess. Yes, he peed through his clothes and down my back... but with no change of clothes with me- we made do. I just knew if I took him out of the ergo, he would not be happy going back in, so we suffered until we got down from the trail. Is that torture? meh.

did I mention he loved it? He really did.

The view from the top. I love the pacific northwest.




We had an amazing time. I cannot wait for more perfect weather. The rain is already on it's way back to us.