A Walk in the Woods

We traveled a short distance to a local state park today. When we woke up this morning, we decided not to go at all. All three of us have been under the weather, so we thought it might be a bit much. After about an hour or so of just hanging around the house, Gary and I decided that we would regret not going... so, we packed up and left! The first picnic area we passed was right next to the water and not crowded, so we unloaded our lunch and enjoyed a nice picnic. Grant was so happy to be out of the car and loved all the different things to touch!

Grant and Gary enjoying some lunch.

We borrowed this carrier from Beau and Erica, who got it from Amy Jo and Wayne. We like it. And, more importantly, so did Grant. I even tested it out for a while. Water break!

After our water break, we packed back up and started hiking again. Grant did not last long after that. We are happy to know that he will sleep in the carrier. That means we can take longer hikes!

All of this was basically a test run for our vacation in June. We plan on doing some serious hiking while in the Ozarks, so hopefully this will get us prepared.