Canyon walk

After two days of rain and clouds, it was nice to wake up to sun and blue sky. Since it's also a Saturday we made the most of the situation and escaped to our nearby canyon.

Each year we toughen up gradually. By the end of summer we are all over the mountains and into the high country.

Today we walked a little over three hours. We took an easy trail that follows the river.

Along the trail:

The rivers are running again. This is good news for hikers, but sad news for skiiers:

As we got deeper into the canyon, we came across large patches of snow on the trail. We forged ahead for a long way before turning back:

Hopefully, by the time the trails in the higher elevations loose their snow, we will be ready.

Later today I get to make a birthday cake for Joe. I'm doing it from scratch. His big day is on Monday, but we'll have a nice dinner for him on Sunday instead.