Perfect Day for a Nature Walk

Now that the weather has finally cooled off and the tick/mosquito population has begun to recede somewhat, it was the perfect day to go on a nature walk.  So we drove up to one of our favorite trails out behind a local elementary school and got to it.

Gorgeous, isn't it?

A Trip to Lake Carlos State Park

Once the weather warms up, we usually spend a lot of time at the state park.  Lucky for us, the weather warmed up much earlier than normal this year, so we were able to get an early start on our hiking.

Here are some pictures from our first hike of the year:

We went just before sunset, so I got some amazing pictures of the sky.  Can you find the tiny rainbow here?

Sydney was so excited to finally get to run through the forest.  She was laughing and jumping around.

A trip down the Central Lakes Trail

Now that I've plunked down the money for a decent bike trailer in which to pull Syd, we spend a lot of time traveling via bicycle.

How we get around now

Today, we took a long trip on the Central Lakes Trail.  It was a lovely ride, and biking over twelve miles was a great workout.  My legs are going to hate me in the morning, but for the moment, I'm feeling good.

We stopped in the next town over for lunch.

And we had to stop at the playground across the street.

Syd was strangely color-coordinated with the playground.

It was a gorgeous, sunny day.

Next time we go out on the trail, I'm thinking about having Jeramy meet us somewhere at a set time so that Syd and I can just go as far as we want without having to worry about going all the way back again.