Day 28

Our morning view was lookin' awesome!! So we decided to finally scratch something off of our Sioux Lookout Bucket list......climb Sioux Mountain...

We made a pit stop at the Sally Ann...so Christina and Susy could finally get mugs for their tea that suited their needs :).... amount spent .50 NO BIG DEAL

We parked at the funeral home and made our way down to the train tracks....Christina once again...going "Mach 20" as little fox would say.....The middle picture shows how huge the ravens are...note to self...do not leave garbage bags outside of the cabin...side note to viewers, these big nasty's like to eat antihypertensives and insulin...so watch yourself....and oh look there's a plane Christina caught a shot of it just in time (Sara's feet were freezing, and Susy's legs were freezing as we were both up to our thighs in snow during this shot...you're welcome viewers)

We wanted to get a shot of all three of us, and thanks to Christinas gogo gadget arms...it turned out perfect :)

This is a view of our destination...BUT see the really snowy part...right after the bridge? That's where we ended up...and we thought we were on the top...until we walked back and realized...we for sure were not...just means we need to make another trip!

Time to get onto those train tracks...and all of us had our ears peeled for a train coming either way...a co-worker had told us there is a part on the middle of the bridge that you could stand in while a train went by....lucky enough we never ran into a single train our whole walk :)

Getting closer.....

And closer.......

almost to the bridge...and OH HEY CABIN there you are!!! you little cute thing you

Just before getting onto the bridge, Susy took this amazing shot of the water that had the reflection of the trees in it....such a little photographer she is!

So...Sara took this picture...and when she uploaded it...Christina and her laughed their butts off...."What in the world are you doing Christina"......"I must be fixing my hat," yeaaaaaaaah right you put your arms up because you got a cramp ;) just kidding bro

There was a lot of graffiti on the bridge...most of it too inappropriate to post...but this picture really makes you wonder what this person was thinking the time they wrote it

Just taking Sears catalog portraits on the bridge, living the dream...the northern dream...haha

Awesome pictures of the bridge...although...it was quite scary and felt like it was going to fall apart...but we were pretty sure none of us would fall through...I don't think we weigh as much as a train...or at least I hope not

The water is always open under the bridge..you cannot see it in the picture...but steam rises from this every day (the second picture in this blog posting shows you this exact spot with the steam)

Someone proposed...on this bridge...or that's what we would like to think happened...how friggin' cute

Warning: If you are afraid of heights..turn around...to viewers scroll down quickly..

Annnnd we finally made it across...but we started walking the tracks...wondering where the heck the trail was that everyone was talking about!!

So we walked a bit too far....turned around...and climbed a less steep...but still very steep part of the mountain...

Halfway to the quarter way mark...haha that we actually thought was the top....silly girls..mountains are for athletes

Almost there....Sara was pooping her pants the whole way up....although no one really wanted to play rolley polley down the mountain 

And we were not lying...the side of this mountain was so steep....all of us wishing we were rabbits..as this fella didn't seem to be phased at all

ALMOST THERE!! well not really but you know what we mean!!

Sooo close girls keeeeep a truckin'

ANNND we made it!! ANNND Sara thinks shes a bird!!

And now they're both laughing because Sara feels safe..well sort of haha

This is where we should of kept walking...but we didn't...the sky was starting to cloud, and although this looks pretty..there was no sun..it started to get a bit windy...and we were cold

Christina and Sara, so happy to finally make it!! 

Just take a look at this view...maybe next time we go, it will be much better...but still...breath taking...Sioux Lookout you still amaze us

Time to take some selfies...don't judge..you know you would do this too!

 

Sioux Lookout...hahaha... Get it?

And we started to make our way back down... as we recall Sara saying..."This is the only time that I have ever wished I had diabetic neuropathy..specifically so I cannot feel how frozen my feet are."

 

Sara did not wear her snow pants...because last time she was sweating buckets with them on and felt like she was carrying 50 pounds...but since we are going again, she is going to wear them so she won't get cold on a longer hike...the bonus of her not wearing her snow pants...SUSY BECAME A HUMAN SLED...HAHA just sliding down the mountain...

This is what Sara's face looked like after making dinner, working on the blog..and watching Christina and Susy do...... (scroll down)

HOMEWORK....YUCK (Sara's was already completed...so Deryck would not message Susy about the blog posting not being up..haha Just kidding)

And Sara's very unhealthy but delicious dinner...with the help of Christina cutting up the sweet potato wedges :)....that is all folks...until next time...stay safe...behave...and wait for the next post :D