A Hiking We Go

"An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."

Henry David Thoreau

Here at Smith Mountain Lake State Park there are so many

hiking trails cut through the woods.

Tammy, Sophia, Ali, Louie, & I went exploring today...

on and off the trails.

The original goal was to find a geocache that Tammy had seen.

It remained hidden, but we meandered through some

beautiful parts of the park.

Ali & Louie lead the way.
Dogwoods are blooming everywhere here.
I have to say, one of my favorite blooming trees.
(It's a nice treat to see so many because I missed
our front yard dogwood bloom this year.)
I'm a sucker for sparkly rocks.
Tons of them around the lake.
Cool stump that we came across with a rock
stuck in the roots!?

Beaver calling card

Pretty little fall down next to the lake shore.

I think Tammy called this a tobacco drying shed

abandoned for some time, really spooky.

Louie wasted no time in finding a napping spot

after keeping up with Ali...one can almost hear

the snoring...Zzzz.

Sophia fell asleep on the last bit of the hike...

after jabbering up a storm.

She slept until she hit the sheets...

then snapped back up as if to say,

"What's next?"

(see moth chasing next)

Reason she's in only diapers - tick check.

Thoreau wrote about the woods...

he left that small bit out.

These woods have ticks, just spray & check.

:)