Day Hike to Duffy Lake

My parents, Brent, Jesi, Heather, and I went on a day hike with a few llamas to Duffy Lake.

 

 

 

 Llamas waiting to go out on the meadow for a lunchtime snack.

 

 

 

 

 Brent and my dad.

 Duffy Butte in the background.

 

Duffy Butte with Duffy Lake in the foreground.  A big fire came through the area a number of years ago and killed many of the trees on the butte.

 Jesi setting up a group shot

 Three Fingered Jack at the head end of the Eight Lakes Basin.

 

 

 

The Territory Akubra hat that I purchased at MANSWORLD in Mount Isa for the Mount Isa Rodeo made another appearance on this trip.  Heather found it somewhat difficult to get close to me with my rather large beard and very large hat.

 

 Loading up the llamas to head back to the truck.

 

Brent made a friend.

Day Hike to Duffy Lake with Friends

On Saturday, my parents, Heather, Matt, Joaquin, two of their friends, and I went hiking to Duffy Lake with some llamas who needed training.  Ever year we run training hikes for the llamas we raise at Spring Creek Llama Ranch.

Up the trail we hike!

The three new lady packers didn’t eat a blade of grass.  Chief, an old pro, spent the whole time munching down.  He knows exactly what to do at lunch breaks.

My parents having lunch.

There was a LOT of snow still around the lake.

One of Matt and Joaquin’s friends swam out to the middle of the lake.

Matt looking awesome.

Heather and Joaquin looking at the lake and our crazy swimmer.

She made it to the middle!

 

A panorama of the lava plug that overlooks Duffy Lake.

I believe this is where Heather said I should stop taking pictures of her.

The Akubra hat strikes again!  Zach would be proud.

Back down the trail.

Unloading at the truck after a successful hike.