Twas the night before Christmas hike

'Twas the night before Christmas, when our family set out

To ascend Mt Seymour, we followed the route

With poles, crampons, and whistles we climbed up the hill

With toques, mittens and down jackets to fight off the chill

We never stopped moving as we climbed higher

Singing carols as if we were 'round the campfire

The path was icy and the mountain was steep

We detoured off path and the snow was so deep

We saw ravens and birds and a hungry Whisky Jack

Perched on Nallie's hand and enjoyed a wee snack 

Close to the summit, the winds blew uncontrolled

Probably not the place you'd find a 7 or 9 year old 

But we were so close we could see the very top

The kids were ambitious and didn't want to stop

They climbed on all fours it was so steep 

We could see the very top of Mystery Peak

At the summit was a moment of great celebration

We had climbed up 1407 meters of elevation

We took pictures as the winds blew wild

Each parent holding one happy child 

Then we began the descent back down

We wanted to be quick, there was no one around 

Racing down with Daddy as our guide

Taking every opportunity to sit down and slide

The sun was setting as we hiked along

The kids still chirping their Christmas songs

We made it back to the truck and we drove out of sight

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night !