As I have mentioned previously, every year we would do a Rigby Family campout, where all my mother’s siblings and their families would gather at a designated place and spend the week camping. These weeks would consist of water sports, campfires, food, hiking and anything else we could think of doing. This post is about a hike we did while camping at Redfish Lake, located in the Sawtooth mountains in central Idaho.
As teenages, we all feel that we can do anything and in some sense of the word, have no fear. The act of stopping and trying to understand all the consequences of a choice does not necessarily happen, only that it would be a lot of fun. The following story is about a decision that I made as a 15 year old that taught me how little I knew at that time in my life.
Summer camping!!! We as a family have been doing this for as far back as my memories go. As children we always looked forward to this week. My mother’s family, the Rigby clan, would meet at a designated place and we would spend the week together; swimming, hiking and sometimes just doing nothing. Continue reading