What a great hike today at Lake Sylvia! It was really, really cold (23 degrees by the car thermostat), but the beautiful scenery made it all worth it. 6 folks & 3 dogs braved the cold to hike around 4 miles on two different loops. The first loop was an interpretive trail on the Sylvia Creek Forestry Trail. We learned that there used to be a saw mill there which is pretty much now been taken back by Mother Nature. The second loop took us to a beautiful covered bridge. We saw lots of ducks & geese. It was the perfect last hike of 2013!
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| Getting the dogs ready to go. |
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| Scott looking cold. |
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| Teresa with her two cuties, Cirus & Riley. |
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| a small dam |
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| We saw lots of icicles. |
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| Michele saw a squirrel! |
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| Now Winston saw it! |
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| Winston checking out the old saw blade. |
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| All that's left of the old wooden railroad bridge. |
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| Scott was the tree hugger this time. |
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| I just liked these cool branches. |
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| Winston didn't want to cross the dam so Scott had to carry him. |
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| Cirus was fascinated by the ice. |
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| First try at timed photo. I couldn't get down fast enough. Scott had to do the other one. |
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| Group: Scott, Susan, Kassia, James, Michele & Teresa |
