Destination: Brown County State Park

The first day of our trip was actually the best hiking weather, not too hot, not too cold... and overcast. We're a little less ambitious in the selection of trails now that we have a 23lb baby on our backs - and it's STILL a good workout. Back in the day, we'd gladly take the rugged and difficult trails, but for now... we're happy with "easy/moderate". Somehow there's still hundreds of steps and lots of elevation change to keep us out of breath though.



Earlier this year we bought the Kelty Kids backpack thing (something I never thought I'd own b/c they're sort of dorky ;))... and it turns out to be pretty much the Cadillac of carriers. It's so intelligently designed and really makes hiking as great as can be expected with the added weight. AND I think Josie is pretty comfortable in it, once she's in. She fights a good battle when we first stuff her in!





By the second day, the rain clouds had rolled in and made for a pretty miserable day not being able to hike much, but we found a break in the rain to hike the path around this lake, and we're so glad we did! Being stuck inside just meant we had to spend extra time in the water park...