Here we are at the top of the of the Thumb Butte climb. In the background you can see the big "thumb". There sure was a lot more snow than we'd expected. Pat and I did our best to keep our footing on the slippery slopes. The kids seemed to have little problems, or if they fell it didn't seem to bother them.
The view from the top was great... we could see for miles. After our rest at the top (and realization that we should have brought more water) we started down. We decided on a shorter route (because the sun was sinking fast), but it had more snow thus more icy slippery. The handrails were very helpful on the steeper switchback filled decent. We made it back to the car with only minutes of daylight left. What a fun adventure we all had climbing Thumb Butte, next time we'll climb with more water and less snow. On the way home we stopped to see some Christmas lights before we went home to eat dinner.
Here we are at the top of the of the Thumb Butte climb. In the background you can see the big "thumb". There sure was a lot more snow than we'd expected. Pat and I did our best to keep our footing on the slippery slopes. The kids seemed to have little problems, or if they fell it didn't seem to bother them. 