Wilderness Picnic

Loretta, Jessica, Chloe, and Annie--ready to hike!

Yo-ho-ho and away we go!

But make sure everything is secure...

Beautiful day for a walk

our shadows

New flowers--winter is over!

Such beautiful scenery

Loretta and Chloe

Annie and Jessica, hiking along

Crossing the stream...

Perfect spot?

Mmmm, yummy picnic!

Chloe and her yummy orange

Friendly the dog, hoping Jessica is in the mood to share

On the way to Serene's--bamboo!

Puppies!

Aw, they're delightful!

The last rays of light

Last Saturday after--ahem!--sleeping in a bit, we girls donned backpacks and went out for a long walk in the great outdoors. The sun was glorious, the breeze delicious, and we were eager to hike! We first tromped quite a ways down the road, hunting for a path Mrs. Campbell had told us about. We couldn't find it, so we turned and after hiking quite a while in the opposite direction, we finally found it. :) We ended up going along it for quite a while. Up, up, up a long winding trail, over a stream and through lots of trees. The sky was incredibly blue, and the area was just gorgeous! Pretty soon we felt very far away from all civilization. (Which wasn't so, but it was an exciting feeling. ;) None of us even had cell-phones with us! Ha ha. We knew we could always use smoke signals or some other method of getting help if we really needed it.

After hunting around for a while, we found a good spot for our picnic. We all felt really blessed--it was so nice to just sit and enjoy the sun and the beautiful day!

When we finally arrived back at the Campbell's, we decided to drop off our stuff and then take a walk to Serene's before it got dark. That was a lovely walk also! We got to see the horses and goats and puppies--so sweet! And it was fun visiting Serene and all the Allison children too.

We at last got back to the Campbell's just before the sun went down. Rather sore and tired, but thankful for a great day! Jesus, you are incredible!

-Chloe