A hiking we will go.......!

Dennis and I decided to take off to Carter Caves for some hiking fun! We ended up going about 4.5 miles but the terrain made it seem a lot further than that!

Dennis leading the way at the beginning of the trail.......

There are lots of awesome rocks to play on and photograph.....

And you say "Why on earth did they photograph poop?!" Well, that's from our friend the brown bear who obviously forgot that he was supposed to be hibernating!!!!!! We looked on the internet when we got home to make sure that's what it was. Yes, we have a lot of time on our hands this evening! hahahaha And it was big...

Mr. Brown Bear had some deer-kabobs on this outing.......yuck!

Needless to say, we were hiking alot faster after this.........

Dennis posing (pre-poop encounter) by the frozen lake......

We actually rappelled down into this hole a couple of years ago! Not much to see once you got down in there and you had to ascend back out which was exhausting! But it was an adventure!

Crossing this bridge was scary. I used the points on the tips of my poles for traction. It was about 6 inches deep in ice!

I couldn't resist riding the "Ice Pony" near the bridge! Yes, it was cold and I had to put my hood up to keep from getting soaking wet from the drips above that formed it. Tooooo crazy!!!

Near the start of the hike. It's funny how there can still be ice and feel so warm at the same time! We had a really good time and it was nice just being able to get outside for a change. Remember, you can click on the pictures to enlarge them!

Cabin fever strikes Lynnwood!

Happy Sunday and we did have some sun! Dennis decided to get out of the house and try riding his snowboard even though the snow wasn't really deep enough to get in any great rides. The neighbors dogs were all "out and about" today, as well, and had alot of fun following us around. Dennis said he would go hiking with me afterward so I did yesterday's loop again today! My legs are feelin' it right about now too! There's one huge downhill that is difficult in the best conditions, much less when there's 2" of snow on it. I told Dennis, as we cautiously slid down, that it earned a five star rating in the "ass bustin'" category!!! hahahahaha At least I had my poles to help. Dennis had nothing! He said his legs felt like jello after that. So we came on home and looked at our pictures from the day. Lots of good shots! Then I made chili and cornbread and now I am watching the birds eat bread on the patio. Shaggy dog came by and sniffed the bread, stuck her nose in the air as if to say, "this is a meger offering to such a spledid dog like myself!" She then pretended to be offended and started to wander off. But then she turned around and forced a couple of pieces down (she wasn't foolin' no one!). I yelled "Shaggy" and she quickly turned around and ran home! hahaha