I talked my family into going to a nearby lake for 1st hike of the new year!
It was a bit cold…
My boys said they liked it and at least Milo appeared to have fun.
Little Bit does not like it when the grass is near her face. Poor kid needs to get just a bit taller.
This photo sums up how my oldest daughter felt about the cold…
Because it was cold, I ended up only taking one hiking with me this year for the first hike.
We went to the Washington Irving Scenic Trail at Washington Irving South Recreation Area.
The recreation area does have a $5 day use fee.
This swimming beach looks beautiful.
We did run into some sand burs while walking around though so you would want to be careful near the grass at all.
The trail was located on the north side of the park.
It was a little hard for us to find but it is a pretty small park so not too bad.
There is a parking lot right next to the trail.
Some of the trail markers might be hard to find.
I liked reading the little bits of history along the trail.
Taking along another photographer was so fun!
It was hard to read this sign but it said something about treasure hidden in a cave that is now under Lake Keystone.
I tried to convince my son to brave the freezing temps and find the money for his Dad’s retirement…
He did not care about his parents happiness apparently.
The ice probably helps insulate it so that if he dove down it would be warm…
We lost the trail at this point.
I had already heard from someone else that it kind of disappears.
We ended up turning around so round trip was just over a mile.
I am so used to hiking with 5 kids.
This hike was so QUIET.
It was a nice way to start the year.
We saw a lot of deer!
Do you participate in the 1st day hike?
If not do you have another fun tradition for the 1st day of the year?
You can check out my video to see what the trail is like.
*I am adding my girls into this post now since this really only represented part of my family’s 1st day.
We made it!
I actually took pics unlike last year!
YAY! Progress!
Love adding my girls to posts so you can see the whole family 😉
These posts felt like they had huge gaps in them before but now they are filled.
