We had our first family “hike” today. We braved the woods without any backpacks to carry the girls. It was a very flat walk around a lake, 1.5 miles in all I think. Not too far, but it still took us over 2 hours. There were, after all, leaves to collect, sweeping with twigs to do, treats to be had around the next corner, puddles to stomp in, huckleberries to pick, blackberries to pick, and only one or two whines to make. Julia only needed to be carried a few times. But both were super wet and dirty by the end of the walk. Good day in the woods I’d say.