take a hike

labor day jerry had to work so marianne and i went for a hike - it was a spectacular day: sunny and warm with a breeze. ashamed to admit that it was marianne's first hike...we definitely need to do more of it. she had so much fun pointing at all the trees/rocks/plants/clouds, begging me to hop the whole way, and roaring like a (mountain) lion.

and, of course, per usual i took all the photos of us. i'm getting pretty good at disguising that it's the "one-arm snapshot".

trailhead.

a water break.

back on the go, just past "our summit"/half-way mark and she's starting to ask for milk. it got a little hairy for a few minutes but, as you might have guessed, she lived without until we were able to make it back down to our milk supply at the car.

in her milk-less frustration, she kept pulling off her sun hat and it's not easy to get it back on her at that angle.

over our shoulder, is the magnificent view from a lookout on the way down.

full on view. i'm no ansel.

a bonus photo of marianne wearing a headband. the only thing i can do to tame the mane. good timing that she's "into" lions right now (read: she loves to ROAR)...i think maybe she'll be a lion for halloween. her hair is perfect for it!