Fragrance Lake Hike.

For Matt's upcoming 30th birthday he and a friend have decided to climb Mt. Baker. Sounds pretty cool, right? Except Matt has never climbed anything before. But, he is committed and very excited about this upcoming adventure. In preparation, we thought it would be a nice day to go for a hike and see how he did with 40+ pounds on his back!
We left the house around 8am to start our hike up to Fragrance Lake. We drove down beautiful Chuckanut Drive, parked the car and off we went. Carter absolutelyy loved being in the backpack. He just smiled and grinned the entire way up. We took a quick detour to hike up to a look-out point. It was an incredible view of the San Juan Islands. I am just amazed at the beauty that surrounds where we live!

A little bit of a shadow, but Carter was still happy!

Since Matt was carrying the heavy load (and I only had a small backpack with water and snacks, I took all the pictures. Here is the only shot of me.

At the end of the trail is a beautiful, calm, peaceful lake. Since we left so early there wasn't anyone else there yet. It was nice to just sit for a few minutes, have a snack and let Carter play in the rocks/water/dirt.

Enjoying his snack.

On the way back down, someone decided they needed a nap!

Such a fun hike and so excited for our next one! (Note: notice that Matt is wearing a different shirt in this last picture! All of that hiking with a heavy toddler on his back made for quite the sweaty trek up. Luckily, I planned ahead and packed an extra shirt for the walk down. Such a smart wife I am!!)