Today Ben and I decided to start a blog to keep track of everything that happens in our lives.

As we were driving back from our first weekend-away-from-baby backpacking trip in Desolation Wilderness, we started talking about how we want to capture all of the events, moments, and memories of Alita's first year(s), so we are launching our very own blog.

Two days in Desolation Wilderness was just what we needed. We bagged Mt. Tallac, we hiked until our hips got sore, and we drank wine out of a box while we watched the clouds roll across the mountaintops. We spent one night in the backcountry at Aloha Lake, a breathtaking and enormous lake in the heart of the wilderness.

Meanwhile, Alita played with Grandma and Grandpa Saenz for two nights and with Grandma and Grandpa Tobey for one day.