When we left Turkey Run, we started heading south.

I wanted to stop by McCormick’s Creek State Park since it was on my list and it is the oldest Indiana State Park.

The wolf cave hike seemed like an easy hike and like a crowd pleaser. Unfortunitly we got there around nap time and my 4yr old had some difficulty on this one. Next we checked out the waterfall trail.I realized on the hike down that my husband and I did this same hike over 14yrs ago when we were dating! The kids really liked this hike! We have walkie talkies because we often find cell service unreliable on our hikes.

I will take one when I go for a hike alone, that way I can contact Nick if I need to.

We only stayed for a little bit since we had one more stop to make for the day!

We were actually headed to the park Nick and I hiked at on our honeymoon!

While visiting family in Indiana, my husband and I went to McCormick’s Creek to hike.

It is a great park and I am not sure why I do not go more often while in the area.

First we took trail 5.

I think the last time I was on this trail I was 16!

I remembered some stuff, like being scared stiff about going through the wolf cave.

Unfortunately it was closed this time.

I was so happy, I mean sad.

It is the Wolf Cave trail and is a pretty easy loop.

Around 2 miles total.

I think there was only one creek crossing on this trail.

Across from trail 5 is these steps…

What goes down must come up.

Those were my thoughts as I went down, down, down.

We wanted to get on trail 10 but took a little detour first.

That is what usually happens when I have the map.

I get turned around easily.

I think our hike was somewhere around 3 miles.

We took 2 to get to 10.

I call it the scenic route.

When we finally got on trail 10 there were a lot of water crossings.

It seemed like that was all we did.

I did not mind though.

I would have minded if I had fallen.

Thankfully I did not.

It was a miracle really.

You do not have to cross this.

He was just showing off.

Then came the moment I was dreading.

We had already gone down these, up, and down another set of stairs at this point.

My legs were begging me to find another way.

I tried to jog up but that only lasted 6 steps.

I kept saying over and over, “I want to be a contender!”.

I have never seen Rocky, so it always confuses me when I try to make a reference to the movie.

I am sure Nick found it adorable though.

Sure.

Any Hoosier’s out there?

Go to this park and run up the stairs humming the rocky theme song for me!