Busy Weekend (aka - I'm Getting Too Old for This!)

We've had an eventful - but wonderful! - weekend.  On Friday night, Jordan and I drove down to Casper (2+ hrs each way) to attend a Lindsey Stirling concert.  If you don't know about Lindsey, you should find out fast!  Lindsey is an incredibly talented violinist, who also happens to be an amazing performer.  She played and danced for an hour and a half straight, including several songs where she flawlessly played suspended from the ceiling - twice UPSIDE DOWN!

Despite getting home well after 12:30am, we were up bright and early to hike up to the Cloud Peak Wilderness.  After about 3.5 miles of a beautiful walk through the forest, we came to Geneva Lake.  We walked along the lake and then hiked up several hundred feet to get a birds eye view.

At 5+ miles in, we were ready for a lunch break.  We stopped at Crystal Lake to eat, a tranquil little spot with crystal clear water and an abundance of jumping fish.

Feeling refreshed, we made our way up next to a meandering creek over Geneva Pass.  The view is incredible!

Then we worked our way down another mile or two to Robinson Lake, where we were treated to spectacular views of Black Tooth Mountain, which we can see from our home.

This hike is part of the Solitude Trail, a 63 mile loop around the major peaks of the Big Horns.  We are planning to take a week to hike/camp this trail, hopefully next summer.  In all, we walked over 15.25 miles yesterday, a personal record for me.  We made an elevation gain of 2118 ft, and hiked up over 10,000 ft above sea level.  It was a long day - a little over 12 hours from start to finish.  I'm not gonna lie: I am a little sore, but we are inspired to try the full loop next year.  Just maybe with a good night's sleep first!