Carter's Hiking Adventure

Since it was such nice weather last night, we decided to take a little walk at Craighead Forest Park. My parents gave us a great backpack that Carter rides in while we walk. He loves it- I think he really likes the fact that he is taller than both of us when he is in it!

When we got to Rotary Way, we thought we would take one of Jason's running trails, but we soon discovered that it was too muddy so we turned around. There was a trail that appeared to take a higher road, so we started out on it to check out some more of the park. Most trails in the park are very short and easy, so we didn't think anything about it. However, as we went further into the forest, we realized that we were on the XTerra Ironman trail! It is a really neat trail, and we got to see a lot of squirrels, birds, and some pretty plants. We also got to jump a brook about 10 times, which is pretty ironic since we turned back on the first trail because it was muddy! We finally had to go off the trail to the road so that we could get back to the car before dark. Our little walk around the park turned into an hour and a half hike, but we had a great time!