And folks, he summits his first mountain (well ridge, but who cares?)

Emmett hiked a total of 3.5 hours all on his own two feet to get to the top of Rattlesnake Ridge. There was resistance and the lollipop incentive was quite effective. The ascent was actually pretty easy (thank you tootsie pop!) and the views up top were epic. Truly a five star day. It was the descent we had a few break downs and all was fine as we took it very slow. He shed a few tears and said his feet were tired, but he pulled through. This was a glorious day for the 4 of us! He was so proud of himself and we are, too!