Take a Hike

We had a beautiful last week, the temps finally were in the mid-90s and it was gorgeous outside (minus the whole wildfire thing). We took advantage of that on Saturday and grabbed Tucker, picked up our friend Dan, and headed out to Government Canyon State Natural Area (yes...that is the offical name). It is one of Texas State parks and has some trails that allow dogs. We tried to make it there before noon, but we ended up getting a little lost and taking the long way there, so we got there right at noon (just as the sun was right above our heads...probably not the smartest thing to do!)

We were looking at a 5 mile hike, but since we got there late and the temp was already rising, we decided to go on the Savanah Trail, which was only about an hour hike. We grabbed some water bottles and away we went! I should clarify, this wasn't the "hike" I was thinking. It ended up being more of a walking trail, but as we came to find out, it was just about enough for Tucker!

As you can see, its not the traditional hike you think of in Minnesota, but it was still nice. I had never been out to that area of the city before, so we saw a new part! There were some green spots along the train, and there were some very brown spots. Looks like they had a disease wipe out some trees or something...we weren't sure what had happened.

Kyle, Dan and I were doing fine, but Tucker was struggling. I am sure his fur coat didn't help anything. He would dart from one shade spot to the next, trying to get out of the sun as much as possible. We ended up stopping to take a few breaks for him....he finally mastered the art of drinking from a waterbottle, though! He took down 3 bottles on the trail!

 It was a fun outing, even though there are better trails around the area I am sure. It got us out of the house for a while and Tucker even got some exercise! It will be even more fun to go on these trails in late Nov-Feb when Tucker won't get nearly as tired and we can go longer distances in the cooler weather. Hopefully that day is still coming, we are back in the 100s again this week!

...still no rain in sight.