Showing posts with label hiking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hiking. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

End of July

I'm always a little bummed when July is over because it means that summer is nearing its end, but luckily we still have a lot of cool things planned for August. Of course, that means that August will fly by, too, but that's alright.

RAGBRAI went past my office on the 27th. I took these pictures earlier in the day, but by the time I tried to leave late in the afternoon it was almost impossible to get out of my parking lot. There was an unbroken stream of riders going by taking up both northbound lanes as well as the southbound lanes, driving against oncoming traffic. Super unsafe and it basically shut down traffic, but at least it was only one day. 



The trampoline! Rose has been taking some really cool timed pictures on it while striking various gymnastics (and karate) poses.








Out on the boats at Lake McBride. We spent the day boating, playing in the water, hiking, and exploring.


Emily made a new friend:


He kinda overstayed his welcome, though, and she was relieved when he flew away.


The weather was perfect!



Later, we visited the Raptor Center. How long is your wingspan?




The bird blind is always a mesmerizing experience:


And lastly, a golden hour picture on one of my bike rides. This was somewhere north of Robins:


Sunday, July 22, 2018

Back at Backbone

It was a weekend of perfect weather for camping at Backbone State Park; upper 70s during the day and low of 60 at night and lots of sun. This was our first camping trip of the summer, but we're going to try to get in one or two more camping trips on decent weekends.

After picking our campsite and setting up the tent, we went down to the lake to play in the water for the day:





The water was super cold, so we weren't planning to swim, but Rose fell in. Her braces make her do that a lot. Cynthia caught the moment she hit the water. Nice timing!



We stepped on some lost toys as we were wading:







Paddle boats!






The playground near our campsite:




Later in the afternoon the Conrads drove out to hang out with us for a while. They brought the girls' 4th of July parade candy which the girls had forgotten at their house and I helped them eat it.


We played Ghost in the Graveyard after dark and then walked around and saw some deer nearby. Then we roasted marshmallows to make s'mores and went to sleep. The next morning we went hiking:






Bill the Snail!


Friday, June 30, 2017

Camping at Pinicon Ridge

A weekend camping with Rose's Campfire Girls group at Pinicon Ridge Park:


The view from atop the Observation Tower:




















Captain Emily:


Traffic jam!




Roasting s'mores:





Can you see the deer?


The evening ride to the modern restrooms was a big deal, yo: