Last weekend we took a trip to a state park for some hiking! With Michael leaving in August we've been squeezing in as many family outings as we can in our free time. What was supposed to be just a half-day hike, so we could still do Genevieve's birthday party, turned out to be a very strenuous full day hike! ugh...ordinarily I would have embraced such a challenge, but having not hiked in awhile (or worked out) *blushing* My thighs, legs, toes, head, were screaming for mercy by the time we got around the South Trail around this HUGE gorge! The kids did very well considering several steep ascents that met us on the North side of the gorge. We intended on only doing the north trail which was 5 miles. However, we soon found that the only way back to the comfort of our car and the beach was to go completely around the WHOLE gorge, thus completing the North and South side of the gorge. We were all groaning, hopes dashed that we had reached the finish line...all except this crazy soldier hiking with us that kept saying to take short choppy steps up the incline and how he felt pretty good, and we should all appreciate this time as a family and enjoy nature and blah, blah, blah. :)
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Sweet Blog...looks like we have many things in common...I am an Independant Baptist mom of five who homeschools....I live in the Northwest not far from Ft. lewis...Small world.... I have a sister who lives in Rome, NY. I've enjoyed reding your blog tonight....I will be back!!!
Oh my...that last sign is NOT something a mom or Nana want to see! You do have a million guardian angels..your siblings testify to that!!!
About the MIKE stump...maybe Mike was lost and wanted to be found somewhere nearby! Instead of another Mike coming along and taking his pic by it! It's probably a HELP ME sign!! LOL
Looks like another great FAMILY adventure!
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