Over Labor Day weekend, my family and a friend, Sof, went on a backpacking trip near Bowman Lake. We started at Carr Lake(Carr is not a typo; it is spelled with two r's) and hiked past four lakes before setting up camp at Penner Lake. We were able to find an awesome spot that was located on a small peninsula that was completely our own place. There was a sturdy rock wall and structure with logs and smaller stones to function as a kitchen and a big flat area to eat snacks on. | *If you know how to rotate pictures or if you know how to resize the slide show box, please contact to me. Thanks! On the second day of the trip, we tried to hike to another lake because we had the entire day to explore the trails around us. However, my parents tend to be with directions and we got lost multiple times. | T A H O E B A C K P A C K I N G |
Another cool point to this lake was the depth and the rocks surrounding the edges of the water and the weather was bright and sunny. Combined, this made several somewhat safe, but very fun, rocks to jump off of. The first day my friend and I went swimming, it was quite windy and caused my arms to go numb. Along with the wind, the lack of towel or warm clothes caused me to be very cold. However, the next day, my entire family jumped off the rock, which was about four meters high, and luckily it was a warmer day. We took several pictures of everyone jumping at the same time and I even did a front flip once. It was adrenaline spiking to fling yourself off a small cliff into bone-chilling water, but after the initial fear, the experience was awesome.
*Comment if you have ever gone backpacking or camping and the experience you've had. If not, comment whether you would ever like to try living outdoors for several nights.