Happy Hikers

These are out of order, but....

At some point later on the trail, Samuel finally fell asleep...

Samuel was a Happy Hiker from the get-go; at this early point, Dad was too !

Mom and Dad's lunch break, about halfway up; Samuel got his lunch later on the trail.

Dad carried Samuel like this for about 5.5 hours; just think.......Mom did it for 9 months :>)

Our little Happy Hiker; as someone said, Samuel carried Dad all the way up LeConte on his back !

These are the first of our LeConte trip pictures; will be posting more. Samuel was an excellent hiker going up Mt. LeConte, Sep 28. He didn't cry or complain, not even once, which was more than Mom and Dad can say about themselves!! ("My legs hurt, my shoulders hurt, I'm hot.....") We took one of the shorter trails (around 5.5 miles) and, although we passed---and were passed by--- the same folks again and again, we were some of the latter ones up. Of course, we did have to find a good sittin' rock for diaper changes and feeding Samuel, so that's our excuse for not being the first ones up! However, we (and the rest of our group) made it up before the thunderstorms and rain came, which was a big relief. Samuel was a real trouper!