The Peavy Family Blog: Backpacking in Rocky Mountain National Park

Not to be outdone by his older brother, T-man and Marshall headed out this weekend for their backpacking trip with five other father son duos. They spent the night at Grand Lake Lodge on Thursday night before their five mile hike to their campsite. They had a pretty steep day hike on Saturday to a lake which was a highlight. The weather was amazing and I think the boys were much better prepared with gear this year - ask Marshall about his sleeping quilt!

On Saturday evening, T-man fell on a stick and tore open a gash in his leg. After much deliberation, they decided to bandage it up and deal with it on Sunday. Luckily, Marshall had thrown in some butterfly bandaids right before leaving. T-man was a real trooper on the hike out. A stop at urgent care brought some antibiotics and some additional bandages (it would have been stitched up if they had been there 24 hours earlier). Even with this mishap, they are already planning for next year.