hiking through the years...

i love to hike.
i love to be outside.
i love autumn.
i love a combination of all three
(although i guess its not really
hiking
unless you're outside...)
i love that i can still do this.

when i was young
we spent nearly every weekend
at least that i can recall
in the mountains
fishing
climbing
exploring
collecting
and just getting dirty.
i loved it.
they are experiences
that have stuck with me
and that i hope to give
to my best good girl.

we took charlie
on her first hiking excursion
this weekend
and it had me thinking about
the first time
bill and i explored that park
together
just months before
that exuberant soul
began to form
in my womb.

and for two hours
she climbed
she hiked
she jumped over roots
she explored
she fascinated
she wondered.

she's a natural.

then.

now.

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now.

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now.

then.

now.

then.

now.

then.

now.

then.

now.

i'm always amazed at the direction my life has taken.

go well.