A Quick Father-Daughter Rattlesnake Excursion

Elan, Kevin, & I (Ellie the photographer) in a meadow about four miles up Rattlesnake Creek from the trail head.

A couple of years back, my neighbor Kevin Dohr and I took our daughters, Elan and Ellie, for an overnight up the Rattlesnake corridor. 

Last year, we missed out on a repeat due to our pending move to New Zealand. But this year, we made it happen. 

We left the houses on Saturday at 3:15 pm, rode our bikes about 4 miles up from the trail head, and were at camp by 5 pm.

We had dinner, played in the creek, sat around the camp fire, went to bed, and in the morning had coffee and pancakes before the ride out. 

Both the girls and the guys got along well. I'm already looking forward to next year's excursion.

Ellie and I on the ride up.

Elan and Kevin on the way up

Girl Bike Power!

setting up camp

Girls playing in the woods

Ellie!!!!

Elan!