As most of you know by now, Paul and I are on a mission to lose weight. We have not really be hitting the gym (even thought we pay for it each month, gasp), we have been eating right and getting out and moving a lot more. This has led to a new discovery of hiking. Yep, Paul and I have joined the hippies and started to hike! This has been pretty fun actually, we bought one of those baby back packs for Adrienne and she loves it. My only fear is the constant warnings of mountain lions and rattle snakes. We have only seen one baby rattle snake so far. Let's hope it was the last one we ever see.
Anyhoo, we made our way over to Marshall Gold Discovery State Park in Coloma yesterday. Only 30 minutes from our house. This is where the first fleck of gold was discovered in California. James Marshall was building a sawmill for John Sutter in 1848 along the American River and discovered the shining flecks of gold. He and Sutter were going to keep it a secret but word got out and that led to the huge Gold Rush that we all know about. It was kind of neat to see where it all started. We did a pretty good hike and saw a few historic sites. No mountain lions or rattle snakes were seen (phew!!!!) Here are some pictures from our day.
Wow, you two are getting to be downright inspring. Adrienne looks like she is having a great time. Thanks for the pictures!
ReplyDeleteTYPO, I meant INSPIRING.
ReplyDeleteOK before I read your entry I was looking at your pictures going "OH NO MTN LIONS!!" I think you should get with Dave and start packin' if ya know what I mean. Of course I am terrified of being eaten by an alligator while sitting at my desk :)
ReplyDeleteGood for you guys to get out and GO! Its all I can do to make it thru a movie these days...
Beautiful hiking trip - we also love to hike :) What carrier are you using?
ReplyDeleteWe just bought the backpack at REI. It is a Deuter Kid Comfort III. It is really nice. The built in sun shade is one of the best features. I have not carried it but my husband says it is comfortable. The only thing I do not like are the zippers. They do not open and close very smoothly.
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