It was our first true hike as a family, with Goen able to run along beside us. And it was a great way, I think, to round out the old year and welcome the new. I've already put it on my calendar for next year in hopes of making it a tradition. Our way of telling the old year to take a hike as we take one of our own. Cheers to you on this first day of the year! May it be filled with plenty of hikes and fresh air.
The morning of New Year's Eve dawned bright and cold. The night before, we made plans to go for a hike before lunch. I feel so lucky to live in an area filled with natural places. This county has 34 open space preserves alone. We chose Cascade Canyon Open Space Preserve, which has wide trails along most of it, is relatively flat, and ends in a waterfall during the winter. In short, it's toddler friendly. Even though we got a bit of a late start, there were puddles with patches of ice left from the night before. That's how cold it's been here lately. It's a strange thing for this SoCal girl to see, to be sure. The trail is perfect for taking little ones. Goen was able to walk, run, inspect, and explore. David carried him over the steep or dangerous parts and I carried him when he got tired. Since it was our first time there and the trail markers were not clear, we weren't sure which forks to take in the trail. At one point, we almost turned back without getting to the end, thinking that we had missed the waterfall. Luckily a couple mountain bikers came up behind us and let us know it was just ahead. Sure enough, around the bend we heard sounds of splashing water. I was especially glad because I wanted to try out photographing the waterfall with a slow shutter speed to get that cool smooth effect.
It was our first true hike as a family, with Goen able to run along beside us. And it was a great way, I think, to round out the old year and welcome the new. I've already put it on my calendar for next year in hopes of making it a tradition. Our way of telling the old year to take a hike as we take one of our own. Cheers to you on this first day of the year! May it be filled with plenty of hikes and fresh air.
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1/6/2015 02:02:03 am
What a beautiful place! It,s been extra cold all over this year. My oh my! We are just now starting to walk with little man towing along. He usually needs some nudging and coaxing as he wants to go everywhere except where we want to be headed, but it's a learning curve for sure. By this summer, free of heavy winter clothing and stiff boots, he will be a real pro!
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Carley Biblin
1/6/2015 06:06:26 am
We're still at "nudging and coaxing" too, but it helps when the trail reduces the choices to forward or back. It's not too step, but enough to keep him on the tail most of the time. I'm looking forward to warmer days to, when we can go out without ski jacket and warm hat. What kinds of trails do you hike on?
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Carley Biblin
Hi. My name is Carley. I love to sew, craft, and create. As a Jane-of all-crafts so to speak, I enjoy sewing, writing, cooking, drawing, photographing. But the constant thread (if you'll excuse the pun) throughout my weeks is needle arts. Archives
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