Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Fourth of July Morning Hike

Decided to start the 4th off with an early morning hike before the sun was too fiercely blazing. Ate a good breakfast of cereal with fresh blueberries, arranged our hiking paraphernalia and off we went with our constant sidekick Sheba. She was so excited and happy to be going on a surprise walk. Right off the bat, she did her business in the middle of the road, two little tootsie roll turds. Then she was off prancing down the street, barking her head off. 

She was able to walk all the way to the park since it was a little cooler this morning. Then she wanted into her doggie pouch. We took a little breather halfway up near a big rock with a gorgeous 360 view. I mentioned that this is where I would like my ashes spread once I have departed this good ole life. Then upward we trudged. Once we reached the top of the hill, Sheba was out and on her little hooves hiking away. To spur her on, I encouraged her to look for mousies. This always gets her excited. We tried a new trail for a short distance, then decided to go a bit longer than we did last week. Many people were out enjoying the pleasant weather and the holiday. Also lots of doggies. 

We passed a woman with two dogs. One dog was afraid to cross the wooden bridge. She told us to go on past her. The hardest part of the hike was the first part which was uphill all the way. Then it was pleasant and easy walking. We did a total of 2 hours and were back home before 10:00. A great way to start the 4th.