~Annual Ropelato Trip to Browne Lake~

The Ropelato's made our way up to Browne Lake for the weekend for our annual camping trip. It was a BLAST!!! We road four wheelers, paddled around in boats on the lake, fished, and sat around telling stories by the camp fire.

Hunter had a blast driving the four wheeler around all by himself.

This is Lexi's first time going on a real four wheeler ride, and her first time wearing a helmet. The helmet alone weighed as much as she did :)

Gramps and Mckell

Daddy and Lexi

"The staircase". We road the four wheelers up it. This picture doesn't do it justice. It is really steep. And no Lexi and Mckell didn't go on this ride. Hunter rode on the back of Gramps's fourwheeler and almost flew off 20 times. It is a wonder he made it back alive :)

Hunter and Gramps riding up the staircase.

At the top of the staircase, Dave and Jerry decided they wanted to continue on to Hacking Lake, we hadn't gone far when we met some obstacles in the trail. Big trees were blocking our path, but that didn't stop Dave and Jerry. If they couldn't move the trees, they tried going around them or over them.

As the trail went on the obstacles got worse and worse, and they kept finding ways around it.

But at one point we got stuck. Their was no way over or around this tree, so we had to turn around and go back. I think Dave and Jerry were bummed, but Hunter and I were relieved :)
On one of our rides up to Spirit Lake, Dave tipped his bike driving through a snow bank. Mistake #1- Dirt bikes are not made for the snow and mistake #2- Never ride a dirt bike in shorts. Well, Dave ended up burning his leg pretty bad. He should have gone right to the doctor, but Jeff and Becky came up a day later and he didn't want to ruin the trip for everyone, so he tuffed it out. We went to the doctor when we got home and they told him he has 2nd degree burns on most of his leg but there are 3 different areas that look like they could be 3rd degree burns. They are going to wait a week and see if the skin starts healing, if not he will be getting skin grafts. He is tuff, cause if that happened to me I would be ready to go home right then and there, but he toughed it out the rest of the weekend. What a trooper. And it is a good thing we had some nurses handy :) Becky and Darinda took good care of him.

Mr. Tuff Guy :)

Here is video of our ride through one of the many rivers in our way :)