Pleasant Mountain

Yesterday, I happily traded a run for a family hike up Pleasant Mountain. We hiked up the Southwest Ridge Trail, enjoying the views on a sunny day. It did get pretty warm later in the afternoon, but there was a bit of a breeze here and there and the shade of the trees felt nice. We saw two snakes, a grouse and two babies, a little toad, lots of wildflowers, and even picked a few ripe blueberries!

Sam did a great job leading all day and while she certainly flagged here and there, she really has gotten strong! Although the trail was pretty quiet, we did run into Linda Raymond, her father-in-law and one of her sons. Ha! It's a small world, well, especially since they have a camp about a mile away :)

It was a beautiful day for a walk up a mountain and the perfect way to spend Father's Day 💗 (6.0 miles)

Happy hikers

Leading the way

Blueberries ripening in the sunshine

Delish!

Baby brown snake

Vista

Wood teepee!

Taking in the view

Happy kid

Summit!

Summit view

Summit selfie :)

Fire tower

Love the clouds

Enjoying the view

Posed photo. 😂😂

On the way down

Trucking along

Columbine

Harebell (?)