Sunday Hike Meiss Lake

On Sunday we hiked to Meiss Lake. It was a beautiful day and the temperature was 75-80 degrees. We really enjoyed the hike in this area as it was one of the most beautiful we have done. One drawback was the clouds of flies and mosquitoes the size of dragonflies. We ran into a guy camping near Meiss Lake who was wearing pants, a long sleeve shirt, gloves, and a bug net on his head at noon, if that gives you any indication of how bad they were. He mentioned that we needed to clear out of there by 4 pm, as the mosquitoes get bad. It was around noon, so I can not imagine what we we would look like if we stayed. Sort of a human raisin, I presume.

As we attempted to cross the Truckee river headwaters, our fully protected friend told us we needed to take a different path which led us through swamp and bog to the lake. I wish we had just followed the Pacific Crest Trail around to the lake as our pre-hike research showed. When we left we met some really voracios mosquitoes. I felt like I had Malaria, Dengue Fever, Ebola, and Tourettes all in one they were so bad. Great to get home and shower.

Hike photos

Hiking 2009

On Sunday we went to Silver Lake to hike to the potholes formed by the Silver Fork of the American River. We stopped to have a picnic lunch and let the critter roam a bit. After lunch we went to Caples Lake to fish for a few hours. I caught a few, one that was the size of my finger, a 7 inch one, and a 10 inch one. James was not happy as he didn't catch any. Since he caught 5 the last time we were out and I caught only one, I did not feel too bad for him...

Happy 4th!

On July 4th, James was in the Pollock Pines Parade with his Pirates t-ball team. He walked about a mile on the parade route tossing candy and having a good time. We had a float that we thought the kids could ride in, but the league killed our plans for that just before the parade. All of the town was out for the 4th. It was a great day.

Happy 7th Birthday James McNeice

On July 3rd we had Jamesy's birthday party at our local hangout, Jack Russell Brewing co. We invited some of Jamesy's classmates and friends and had some snacks and cake. The kids played a few games, ran around, broke open a pinata, and generally had a good time.