Emmy Lou hiked 3.6 miles today and she was pleased as punch that she "didn't complain" for most of the trip. At one point after descending over 100 feet toward the Cape Fear River and rescending back up again, she sat down in the middle of the trail and proclaimed, "I'm tired and my legs hurt." Time for Operation Parent Switcheroo at that point. Mike took over as the follower of the Pack and took over Operation Distraction. That means he pulled out all the big guns to "distract" Emma from the task of walking the last .4 on the trail. Behind me they were having big discussions about trail markers, trail names and the likes. Once we reached the end of the line Emma got a big-hoorah for "crossing the finish line."
It was a beautiful Sunday morning and awe inspiring to be out amongst God's presence. The path was covered with shade and the birds were singing his glory. We saw critters - a salamander, a lizard, a snake (dead one, but small), and plenty of four legged friends - dogs. While there were plenty of people hiking the trails (some wearing flip-flops : 0) there wasn't any time where we were right on top of anyone. The wind blowing through the tree tops was peaceful and the shuffle of our feet on the ground was rhythmic and comforting. The weather was tolerable in the shade, but the presence of hot summer days was in the air, there was plenty of humidity. We each were drenched in sweat and several had faces brushed with crimson, but the exercise was a welcome retreat from home and life's commitments.
Our lives have been consumed with other activities lately - baseball, softball, scouts, travels for Mike, MOPS, church activities, and many others. It was nice to reclaim some family time and to partake of one of our favorite activities - stomping through the woods.
We talked about having a family goal for 2010 - to hike 50 miles!! The every handy engineer has already set up an Excel Spread sheet for us to track our miles. Thus far we have already hiked 8.9 miles between our trip to James River State Park and our tour today.
Off to a good start and a great opportunity to reclaim some family time. Want to join our endeavor?
It was a beautiful Sunday morning and awe inspiring to be out amongst God's presence. The path was covered with shade and the birds were singing his glory. We saw critters - a salamander, a lizard, a snake (dead one, but small), and plenty of four legged friends - dogs. While there were plenty of people hiking the trails (some wearing flip-flops : 0) there wasn't any time where we were right on top of anyone. The wind blowing through the tree tops was peaceful and the shuffle of our feet on the ground was rhythmic and comforting. The weather was tolerable in the shade, but the presence of hot summer days was in the air, there was plenty of humidity. We each were drenched in sweat and several had faces brushed with crimson, but the exercise was a welcome retreat from home and life's commitments.
Our lives have been consumed with other activities lately - baseball, softball, scouts, travels for Mike, MOPS, church activities, and many others. It was nice to reclaim some family time and to partake of one of our favorite activities - stomping through the woods.
We talked about having a family goal for 2010 - to hike 50 miles!! The every handy engineer has already set up an Excel Spread sheet for us to track our miles. Thus far we have already hiked 8.9 miles between our trip to James River State Park and our tour today.
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