Hiking in the Cold

A Saturday with no activities planned.... what to do?  What to do?  One of the kids suggested going to the park.  GREAT IDEA!  Let's go to the "park".  It was about 40 degrees outside but I wasn't going to let that slow us down.

We loaded up the car and headed for Paris Mountain State PARK.  The kids, realizing this was a hiking trip, lost some excitement, but we were on our way!

We chose to hike the Brissy Ridge Trail loop which would total just over two and a half miles.

It was cold when we started out, but the elevation changes warmed us up and soon some jackets were coming off.

Here are some photos from out trip.

We haven't spent much time at Paris Mountain in the past, so it was nice to visit this beautiful resource that is close to home.  The park features a lot of trails that can be used by mountain bikers (not on Saturday) and as we hiked I thought about if I would be able to handle the trail on a bike.

After finishing our hike everyone was tired.  Apparently the winter has allowed us all to get out of shape.  Maybe we need more trips to the park!