Warm enough to hike!

Our weather is confused. Monday it's snowing. Tuesday there is rain. Wednesday it is 70 degrees out and sunny. Thursday it drops to 23 degrees with strong wind advisories. Good grief! No wonder we keep getting sick.

On the plus side, we have been able to get outside quite a bit! And we haven't gotten stuck in the snow this season- so really it's ok :-)

On this hike we visited with a hawk or falcon. Not close enough to tell, but close enough to see how big it was!

Thanks to the Vancour/Peeks for letting us borrow your backpack!

We have a book that lists the top hikes in our area. We've done maybe 10 of the hikes listed. We're really looking forward to hittin' some trails this summer and going camping. If you have favorite spots, please share!

We were real hungry by the end!

Can you spot the hawk?

We did not hike to the N this trip. Just took the nature trail.

Cassidy's response to this tree was classic! She could not get over its Dr. Seuss qualities.

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