Saturday, March 3, 2018

May as well be spring!

We've gone on several great hikes in the last couple of weeks. Today's was the best. We drove down near Ste. Genevieve to Hawn State Park.

Pickle Creek is a really beautiful area. A rocky, kind of intense trail. Leo got to come with us. He got really worn out by the end.



Along with our hiking shoes, we brought Sophia's rain boots so she could explore the creek a bit. This is just what we've learned after many, many soaking shoes.


The sunshine felt so great. It was just the right temperature, too. Sophia gets hot, even when it reaches 65.


The best part of our hike was off trail. At one point, near the rock above, we looked up the bluff and decided to see if we could make it to the top.


It was steeper than it looked, but we made it. We were pretty pleased with ourselves and the view.


These have been incredible days outside. I think we found the sweet spot for hiking with Sophia. When it gets up to 70, it sounds ridiculous, but it gets harder to get her to exert this much energy. That's part of the reason we scope out all the water spots. 

Hawn State Park. Highly recommend it!