On the way to the wilderness, we stopped here in Tonasket for ice cream and a snack. (N 48° 42.125' W 119° 26.537')

A closer view of the sign, showing the faded lettering advertising more solid fare.

Looking back from the Iron Gate Trail Head (N 48° 54.513' W 119° 54.245') at the dirt road we came up on. The road was sufficiently bumpy that from time to time someone had to get out of the car and move a rock or other obstacle.

In a last-ditch effort to try to contain all of the excess energy of youth, Emma proposed a stillness game, where you lost if you were the first one to move.

It sort of worked, for about five minutes, as you can see from the motion blur.

When she was younger, Emma sewed a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem into a quilt. Here she explains it.

Tip for new hikers: if small children are using your pack to test their might, you're probably about to make a mistake.