Once upon a time, Merril and I took Maxine down the Subway when a family member told us there was no way you could take a little baby on that hike.
Merril's brother, Jared, helped us by packing a little inflatable raft and we floated Maxine over the cold water sections. This was September 2003, she was 10 months old. A park ranger seeing us exiting the hike said, "That might be the youngest person I've ever seen on the Subway!" We were stubborn, proud parents of that achievement.
Fast forward 18 years and Maxine, Jack, and Merril were invited to hike the subway by Ellen's Dad, Daniel Fagergren.
The subway is a pretty hard hike. Estimates range from 8.0 miles to 12 miles long.
There's stunning scenery and a few rappels.
The water is cold and mostly unavoidable, unless you bring an inflatable raft. They had to get wet and stay wet in a slot canyon. It's so nice to find a place to dry off and warm up.
Merril was a cutie pie and recreated this photo of Maxine, me, and him.
It's adorable: Maxine, Merril and Ellen!
It started raining as they were finishing, not the best situation in a slot canyon, but they were out of the most dangerous sections by then.
Maxine was sore for a few days but she made it. She might tell you it's better when one gets carried the whole way and get to ride in a raft.
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