This weekend we found ourselves kid-less thanks to the kindness of (both sets of) grandparents. This has actually happened three or four times this summer, so we are very fortunate! We don't always remember to take advantage of the opportunity though. The last time the kids were gone for a week, I ended up working five 11-hour days and never really did get our vacation suitcases unpacked. This time, we started off our Friday night by going to Kurt's work and cleaning out and organizing their supply closet. Voluntarily. We are weird. But since I helped Kurt with that, he let me decide what we were going to do today and I chose something outdoors. We were going to go on a bike ride, but it was sort of raining this morning, so we decided to go for a hike instead. Kurt did a lot of trail running/hiking when he was training for the NorthFace Challenge, but I really hadn't done anything except that time I got lost in Black Rock Forest. Storm King mountain sounded good to both of us, so off we went. It wan't particularly long or difficult. A little steep at times, but it only took about 40 min to get to the top and the views were great. We got to the top the same time as another couple coming from the other direction, so we actually got a nice picture of us, which never happens. And now that I've done something active, I feel justified in spending time just sitting here at the computer with nothing really better to do than blog, which also never happens. I guess I could be working on an article I'm supposed to be writing, but I'm going to procrastinate on that a little longer and enjoy being bored.
There was pretty good reception at the top of the mountain, much better than on 9W below!
There were random rock walls, piles, foundations, etc.
Kurt is pretty good at spotting mushrooms, I guess that's what you do when you are a kid in PA
This last picture is how we finished the hike... with a stop at our favorite coffee shop.
