A View Well Worth The Hike.....

The last time we were out to South Dakota for vacation (5 years ago), we started the hike to the summit of Harney Peak.  However, the girls were just barely four years old and didn't make it very far before Terry turned around to wait at the bottom with them while Trevor and I hiked to the top.  We made a quick trip of it so as not to worry Terry with our whereabouts.  Since then, I have been wanting to make that climb again with our entire family.  Keep in mind, this is a 3.5 mile hike UP and another 3.5 mile hike DOWN the moutain side - a final elevation of over 7200 feet.  The view from the top is beyone words and the thought of capturing it on camera again was definitely motivation!  We made the hike in just over 4.5 hours - and that included the one hour we spent hiking around at the top.  A very good time....especially when you take into account that we did this with five kids!!  The kids did spectacular despite our leaving Trevor's inhaler at the BOTTOM of the mountain safely locked in our van!