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With Peanut in the backpack, plenty of water in a second pack plus J-man's new CamelBak, and three walking sticks from various states (AZ, VA & OH), we braved the
Stanley Canyon Trail on the grounds of the U.S. Air Force Academy. The skies were crystal clear, light breeze, temps in the low 70s -- a perfect day to hike! (Unless, that is, you're a
Twilight-obsessed 12-year-old girl who just started reading
Eclipse for the second time....)
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Sure, the trail is easy enough.... (at least if you don't tell your fellow hikers that the reservoir is
behind that ridge in the background!)
"C'mon! We're almost to the top!"
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Our car is somewhere down there....
After about 1-1/2 miles of the 2 mile trail, and a vertical gain of 400m / 1,300', we decided to head back down to the car. Next time I'll remember to pack the diaper bag and baby food as well as I packed for bigger kids!
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Nonetheless, Peanut enjoyed her new backback.
(Thanks, Angie in Oak Ridge! :-)Labels: travel
1 Comments:
Looks like we both had hiking adventures! Very cool!
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