Have Diapers, Will Travel, Part III: Convict Lake

On our second day, we headed 30 miles south of Mono Lake to the Mammoth Lakes area. We strapped Susannah into our handy little baby backpack and toted her on a nice hike along Convict Lake. In 1871, this lovely lake was the site of a shoot-out between a group of escaped convicts from Carson City, NV and a posse led by the local sheriff. Unfortunately for the sheriff, he was shot dead. On the upside, for his trouble he was rewarded with a mountain peak in his name – Mt. Morrison – that looms above the lake and is shown in the picture. (The long arm of the law ultimately prevailed when the outlaws were captured a few days later near Bishop, CA)
Before Susannah was born, we did a fair amount of hiking and backpacking. Like many people, I decided it wouldn’t be so fun to go out on long treks when I was extremely pregnant or toting around a newborn, so hiking trips have been on the back burner for awhile now. Now that Susannah is a little bit older, we are happy to find that these sorts of things are not only possible, but actually enjoyable! Ultimately, our hike was fairly short as we turned around after about 2 hours of trudging uphill. Since we were both out of shape and unaccustomed to the altitude, this was plenty.