Monday, September 7, 2009

Weekend Hike

Saturday we hit a high of 80 degrees. . . incredible for around here, and just right for hiking. We headed out to Usery Mountain to hike the Wind Cave Trail.

4 powerades
46 lizards spotted while hiking
1 fuzzy red spider
2 REALLY red cheeks (belonging to Paige)
5 pairs of tennis shoes instead of flip flops (feels weird I tell ya)
1 squirrel lovingly named JO
1 chipmunk also named JO
1 small swarm of bees
1 VERY impressive Wind Cave (As viewed from the eyes of a 5-year-old who hasn't ever been in a cave.)
at least 300 repetitions of the word CAREFUL!

ALL in the name of reaching Wind cave. . . well, 3 of us anyway. Shane was carrying Mo and stopped about 1/2 way up because he just didn't feel safe carrying her all the way to the top.

Tyler and Paige are pretty sure that they are expert hikers now that they've scaled MOUNT WIND CAVE. I can see a lot more hiking in our future . . although we do need to invest in a sturdy baby backpack.














6 comments:

Micaela said...

Who ever goes hiking and looks as cute as you did?! I can't believe how tall Paige is.

Have you seen Jill much?

Sarah (and a few others) said...

Wow! I'm impressed you even found that lizard- it looked just like the rock.

Cyndy said...

80 is still to hot for a hike!

Melissa Hodgen said...

Was that the red fuzzy spider. I'd have booked it right back down the trail in record time.

Maybe someday my lazy princess will be willing to break a sweat, but I'm not holding my breath.

Anonymous said...

Looks like soo much fun! I miss you. It has been way too long. We need to get together this week:)

Emily and Steve said...

Such a fun adventure for such a cute family! :o) Is Paige taller than Tyler?? Fun, fun!