Hike #1 of our 2016 Montana trip: This is a short 6 mile round-trip hike over relatively flat terrain in Montana's Absaroka Range. This is the first hike I have been on since my traverse of the Presidentials. I wanted to do something easy to see how my knee would behave before attempting some of the more difficult stuff in Montana and Wyoming.
All together at the trailhead. As the kids continue to get older, this scene is going to become a rarer occurrence. Am I going to be one of those parents that wants to snap a pile of photos every time we gather together? Maybe... though probably I will be most excited about it when it happens in the outdoors. In this photo: @reneetougas, @celine, and @mypictograph.