Iceberg Lake

We were in the area hiking so we decided to take on another hike to end our day 1. This hike was at the top of our list only because we’ve seen numerous pictures and blog posts about how amazing this lake is. Iceberg floating in the water…yes, please! Another reason was because I promised Eric and the kids that I would get in the water up to my neck. I’m not a fan of cold water, but decided on this trip that I was going to say “yes” to all the things that would create lasting memories. This was a BIG one. I knew our kids would never forgot this moment and be shocked if I could pull it off. All while planning this trip, this was the running joke about me not getting in the water in Iceberg Lake. I had to prove our kiddos and my hubby wrong.

We started around 3 p.m. and knew that we would need to make it back before dark. The hike was a total of about 10 miles roundtrip. We had already hiked about 4.5 miles that morning so we knew this was going to be a BIG day.

Just to let you know….I GOT IN! IT WAS FREEZING!!!!

Cam, Eric, and I all did. The water was 38 degrees. It was enough to make me speechless and I could hardly stand up. I was in shorts and a tank top and floating on an iceberg with no shoes and snow was CRAZY! Cam and Eric got in to their waists and I went all the way in to my neck. It was probably the most bone chilling thing I’ve ever accomplished. I was SO PROUD of my myself. It was such a highlight to be able to stand on a floating iceberg and take it all in. We spent about an hour at the lake because it was getting late.

It was probably one of the BEST hikes we’ve done as a family. It was tough but so worth it in the end. Take the trip…make the memories. This will forever be a moment that we will cherish as a family. The pictures will never compare to what we saw and experienced in person.