The Hike

As I told you yesterday, mom and dad took off on a hike without me and Stanley yesterday.  It was SUPPOSED to be a 16 mile hike (see yesterday's post).

The trail is rated difficult, it has some tough parts but mom says the length is the hardest part.

Mom said it didn't take too long before they knew the odds of getting wet were pretty good.

But mom and dad weren't too worried, they had rain gear with them.

Their big concern was lightening.  Mom called that a deal breaker.

Luckily there never was lightning but there was rain and wind.  Not everyone in the group was prepared for it to be cold and wet.

There were lots of wildflowers in bloom.

There is a great view from that high!

Sometimes the trail is "clean", other times there is a lot of plants along the sides.  Mom says the worst parts have lots of rocks.

The destination!  Unfortunately, they had to turn back 2 miles before getting to the peak.  The wind and rain got too bad to continue (and they didn't know if it was going to get even worse).  But mom said it was 11.5 miles and they got dirty and muddy and had fun anyway.  It would have been pawfect for me and Stanley!!

Mom at end of hike. I missed her a lot and she missed us like crazy too.

Anyway, we hope mom and dad learned their lesson and take us next time!

Murphy & Stanley