Monday, May 18, 2009

another wilderness adventure

Dennis and I enjoyed another hike today, this time with Allison. I can't believe how much easier it was to carry him on my back today compared to Friday! Our hike was going so well that we decided to come out on the yellow trail and though we found ourselves severely short of breath after topping the big steep incline that leads to the ridgetop from Maggie's Glen, we never stopped going. We were so proud! We hardly stopped at Maggie's Glen, but Dennis wanted to "go see waterfalls, Mommy", and so we walked over to the stream to look at the water tumbling over rocks. I didn't let him get down from the pack because the water was rushing so fast that I considered it hazardous to let him walk anywhere near it. He tends to run near danger, not walk, and I didn't want a scary situation to develop.

We went to see the owls at the Treetop Nature Trail boardwalk, but Dennis was only interested in looking at the first one. Then we picked David up from the movie he went to see and met back up with Allison at Subway for supper. What a beautiful day it was today! Dennis sang happy birthday to the trees and the waterfalls and the water and to Allison's car. He was jolly all day long.

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