Weekend Dog Blog #3: A-Hiking We Shall Go

We live about thirty minutes from the Appalachian Trail. In fact, I crossed it everyday to get to OldJob.

Photo:
BigGaloot, Shrike, PerfectPup

Shrike has a rare Friday off today, so, instead of our usual walk in the neighborhood, we decided to go for a hike, where the trail passes through a nearby state park.

I've taken a couple of really short walks on the trail before, but going in the other direction from the highway, so this was all new to me today.

The weather was beautiful, and the pups loved being out in the woods. The trail meanders along a stream and the dogs were able to wade in it a bit. BigGaloot, in particular, loves this.

We hiked for almost two hours, including a couple of rest stops. We might have stayed out longer, but the last fifteen minutes or so before we decided to turn back was a pretty steep ascent, so we decided that we were about done. Or at least, more than half done!

We will definitely have to do this again soon.
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