I am friends with one of Josh's friend's mom, Susan. Last summer, the kids and I had a couple get-aways with Susan and Tanner. First we spent a couple nights at Lake Tahoe and another four days camping in Fort Bragg.
The summer trip with Susan and Tanner this year? The kids and I spent two nights with them in Kings Beach on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
This is the view from the room!
There was a private beach just downstairs from our room. That's where we spent Monday afternoon.
The water was really cold and the wind picks up during the day, which doesn't make the desire to swim any stronger. Carley spent most of her time in the sand, of course.
Wednesday, before we left, Susan rented a couple kayaks.
We took the kids to a ropes course at Squaw Valley. Wow! I had so much fun watching the kids push their limits! Susan and I had to belay the kids while they climbed so I wasn't able to get as many photos as I would have liked.
Josh climbed to the top and stood on the platform of that structure behind him. It's about 50 feet tall!
Here he is 50 feet up on a different structure.
Carley was like a little monkey. I am so proud of her. 7-years-old is the youngest a climber can be and she did so well.
The Leap of Faith is about 40 feet tall. Once you get to the top there is nothing to hold onto. The climber needs to balance and then leap off attempting to grab the trapeze bar you can barely see in the photo.
Josh absolutely grabbed the trapeze bar. He really did push his limits.
Just before climbing The Leap of Faith, Josh climbed a sequoia tree and rang a bell 100 feet off the ground! He got really nervous around 50 feet and wanted to come down. I tried talking him through it and when I was just about ready to lower him down, he climbed up the rest of the way. He is amazing.
At the end of your climbing session, the group gets to take turns on a giant swing. Still harnessed, the swinger is hoisted by the team up near a tree. Once in position the swinger has to push the release button himself and then away he goes! Or "she" as in Carley's case.
On the way to the lake and again on the way home, we stopped at Northstar for some bungy trampoline fun.
I even gave it a shot and it was quite fun.
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I love how adventureous you are! Your kids are going to have such great memories of Summer!
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