Shortly after we got on the trail ...
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| "Look, Cam! The path splits!" "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ..." |
... I took the longer one. Ha roooooo! Well, seriously. I did. Except that it's more like a prairie. And if that Robert Frost guy had a Siberian, he probably would have taken the longer route, too! Anyway ...
Mom liked the cool trail markers:
We just liked all the REALLY cool smells!!!
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| "I smell coyote, and deer, and rabbits!" "Oh, my!" |
It was a serious hike, but we did take a little time to play:
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| "BOOM!" "Mrrrft!" |
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| "OK, let's get going!" "Right! C'mon, Mom. Playtime's over." |
We walked along a wooded area for a while, but mostly we were out on the open prairie. It was a bit toasty:
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| "I could sure use a beverage!" "Me, too, Mags!' |
At about the mid-point, there was another trailhead, where you could get on from one of the other parks. We stopped there for a photo and a water break!
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| Me, Dad, and Mags |
Many thanks to Dad for carrying our canteen for us!
After a short break, we got back on the trail!
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| Mags and me |
After a while, we came upon a beautiful house that Mom really liked:
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| "Think of the views you'd have out of that turret!" "Awesome!" |
Further down the trail, we were presented with this view:
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| "Whoa!" "Cool, a big hill!!! Wait. I hear a donkey." |
We didn't see him, but Mom and I both heard him, plain as day. She got all excited; she loves donkeys. Anyway ... other than that, when Mom saw that uphill climb in front of us, she said, "Oh, %$&@!!!" (Sorry, but it's true.) Mags and I thought it was great! I mean the hill, not Mom saying an HBO word. She wasn't just less than thrilled with the hill, but for some reason she wasn't happy with the next bit of news:
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| "Check it out, Cam! It's a hill of MUD!!!" "Best. Hike. EVER!!!" |
Really - could it get any better?!?
It was such a great hike! I wish you all could have been there.
Cammie!
OMD.....what a beautiful walk...add in the mud and it sounds like the perfect day!!!
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Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
So much fun to walk on a trail like that, just like the old days on the prairie:0 We think ciara and Lightning would have loved the mud part best:)
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OH the Beauty and the Super SMELLS... We won't mention the HBO words...
ReplyDeleteHello, Your mom and dad take you on such great hikes-you are all so lucky. I did take Hunter on a walk today-almost 2 miles; it's been quite awhile since we walked that far.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a fantastic evening and day tomorrow. I know you all love the sights, sounds and smells of the trail.
Wags, Noreen & Hunter
you have such beautiful places to take your folks on walkies, Cammie. Wriggley says we need to move to Kansas... Well, thanks for letting us tag along today virtually, at any rate :) You know, we might think Maggie wasn't feeling well if she didn't instigate something, hee hee!
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What a fantastic walkies! Well done Dad for remembering the drinkies break, makes it a pawfect walkies!
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Princess Leah xxx
I like how you keep your mum in line, Cam.
ReplyDeleteWait - you cut off your post before we could see the two of you caked in mud! What a fun hike!
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Mitch and Molly
That was a pretty good hill! We thought of Robert Frost too!
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Murphy & Stanley
With the mud it made it PERFECT! Any good sticks along the way?
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Goose
that is one awesome trail - we bet it is even better when it is all green
ReplyDeleteA whole hill of MUD?! OMD, that's like the best hike EVER!!
ReplyDeleteA whole hill of MUD?! OMD, that's like the best hike EVER!!
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