FINALLY! The weather has been so spotty all week that we kept postponing our hike to Bellas Lake, and finally the weather cleared! It would not be a trip to Idaho without a trip to Bellas Lake. We all love this hike and this lake, so we were excited that things shaped up...and it turned out to be a PERFECT day!
Let's get started...
We hit the first water and of course Indy had to have a dip...you could just hear the "ahhhh" in the body as it submerged itself! It is just such a nice hike, water, meadows, and mountains...what else could you ask for in a hike!
Jared and Kristina enjoying the first water area as well! It is always fun to traverse the logs!
Doesn't this meadow just make you go, "ahhhh!". The grass was higher than either of us had ever seen it, look down to the next picture...you can barely see Indy!
There she is...blazing the trail!
Of course she is never one to shy away from resting as needed...
We made her pose for this shot!
And the famous rock...she has been taking a picture on this rock with Jared since she was 4 months old!
Mommy and Indy posing by another rock!
One last dip before the final ascent!
"We're almost there!"
That is a significant amount of altitude in a short period of time!
Once we get through the rocks, we'll hit the meadow and we'll be there!
The meadow...
The backdrop of the lake in the distance...we're close!
Woohoo! We made it!
And you know it is going to be a good day when Kristina makes her FIRST cast on HER rock and catches a fish! She was even prepared to pull one in yet...but you can see she managed. She caught 4 fish...in short order! She loves her panther martins!
Indy patiently waiting to be let off so she could join the fishing with a swim!
Our favorite little lunch spot...
Kristina eats quick and heads back to her rock! It was a perfect day...the weather was awesome and almost no one was at the lake. There were a few people early on, but they left and we had the entire lake to ourselves!
Indy is ready to explore!
"What was that noise?"
Of course there was some fetching...and swimming!
Such a great lake...until next year!
