Day 276 June 24

 Today we went on a long hike to a couple of lakes that were right next to each other.  First, we made some eggs for breakfast and then headed off on our hike.  It was a pretty easy walk in, and the landscape was lovely.  When we got to the lakes, we took in the view and then decided to climb the nearby mountain because there was a trail.  It was a really tough hike because the trail went straight up the mountain.  It took about 45 minutes to climb and about 10 to get down.  We even got to slide down some snow on the way down.  The view of the lakes from the top was stunning, so we took lots of pictures and ate our lunch up there.  Then we headed back down to the lakes.  Michael wanted to swim in the lake, but while we were trying to get down to the water, the seagulls started dive bombing us and almost hit our heads.  It was fun to watch and scary to have it happen to you.  After Michael was done swimming, we did the rock scramble back to the trail and made it to the car.  Then we headed back to the campsite and made some pasta for dinner.  After dinner, we packed up and headed back to the unit house since everything had gotten wet and we were ready for a shower.  We decided to go glow golfing with the unit, which was pretty fun, and then we got frozen yogurt after.  Then we headed back to the house, unpacked all of our camping stuff, and did some laundry before heading to bed.

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