It was Saturday August 30th and it was labor day weekend. John and I had laid around the house all day with Sage. Suffice to say, we got bored very quickly. We knew friends were going camping but no one called us to join them. Then at 6 PM, friends called to say they were hiking to some cliffs up Hurd Creek Road to rock climb and wanted to know if we would join them. David and Katie Lady had said that it was only about a 10 minute hike to the cliffs. Well we packed very quickly to be able to meet them. Wasn't sure what we should bring since it was evening, getting chillier and darker outside, and since we didn't know the type of trail/hike we'd be doing. So we got Sage packed in the carrier, brought the diaper bag, camp chairs, cooler with beer and some food and were ready to go in 10 minutes!
So the drive took about 1/2 hour since it was a 4 wheel drive road. Yes, the mitshubishi made it, and Sage, believe it or not, slept the whole way. The hike was straight up the mountain side, through the forest, across a creek and ended up at some cool cliffs. It took about 30 minutes and was a great introduction back into exercise for me. We had to do some bouldering towards the top. There was a point that we had to take Sage out of the carrier and lift her up to the next person around rocks. Very exciting!
When we arrived, the group was quite surprised to see us bringing a 2 wk old baby on the hike. Sage did so well in her carrier, not a peep from her the whole hike. Once we got to the top, she demanded food! There were about 12 of us hanging out. Literally!
I would have loved to rock climb, but I think 2 wks after delivery was a bit too soon. We hung out until after sunset, which by the way was unbelievable!
Then we hiked back in the dark with headlamps of course. And yes, Sage slept the whole way out and on the drive back home. I think she likes this outdoors thing!
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