And he's off...

Hayden just left for his week-long backpacking trip. The good news is, it isn’t raining. The weather forecast for the week doesn’t look fabulous, but it’s not too bad. It’s only supposed to rain on Wednesday. They went to Indian Heaven. I have to say that packing for this hike was a lot different than packing for the Grand Canyon. We didn’t even have to consider rain for the other hike, and packed very few clothes. This hike we were mostly concerned with keeping warm and dry. So his pack is about six pounds heavier than it was for the Grand Canyon. Luckily the hike won’t be nearly as strenous, so it shouldn’t be too bad. Plus he’s much stronger than he was a year ago. Of course he eats a lot more now, too! There are four boys and five adults. Hayden is really excited. Hope they stay dry!