TrishandAlex
06-21-2009, 03:12 PM
Cut and pasted from Sage's very pink hiking blog, http://sagehikes.blogspot.com
Accompanying pictures and a short video can be found there.
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Sabbaday Brook Trail, out-and-back.
0.6 miles.
Hugh and I have decided that each weekend we're going to trade off with the girls. One weekend I'll take Alex hiking and he'll have Sage (as has been the case every time Alex and I have hiked a 4K), and the other weekend I'll take Sage hiking and he'll have Alex. This way, we each get to spend time with the girls one-on-one. The other weekend day we're all together...we hope to continue this with the girls as they grow for as long as possible.
This was the first time I got to take Sage by myself, while Hugh took Alex. Since we had all hiked Mt. Willard yesterday, I thought it best if Sage and I did something on the short side today. The forecast was for rain off and on all day, so I chose a waterfall -- Sabbady Falls. Sage agreed with the choice, so off we went.
Sabbaday Brook Trail looks like a little road. Very easy, flat trail -- at least as far as we went today.
Sage particularly liked the wooden fences.
It took as about 5 minutes to reach the sign to the Falls. A very short hike indeed!
Here Sage is emphasizing the "no swimming" rule (shaking her head and wagging her finger).
We walked down a slight hill and came to the bottom of the Falls.
From here, we walked up some stairs, past the falls. We both very much enjoyed the view.
We reached the top, turned a corner, sat on a bench, and munched on some trail mix.
We sat for a while, enjoying our snack. We then decided to amble on down.
On the way, Sage wanted to take a picture of this slug...the fascination must run in the family, lol.
We reached the trailhead in short order. It was a very nice, short hike. Scenic and relaxing, a nice cool-down from yesterday's jaunt up Mt. Willard. It was nice to spend time with Sage one-on-one....I get to do very little of that, hoping to do a lot more in the future.
Accompanying pictures and a short video can be found there.
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Sabbaday Brook Trail, out-and-back.
0.6 miles.
Hugh and I have decided that each weekend we're going to trade off with the girls. One weekend I'll take Alex hiking and he'll have Sage (as has been the case every time Alex and I have hiked a 4K), and the other weekend I'll take Sage hiking and he'll have Alex. This way, we each get to spend time with the girls one-on-one. The other weekend day we're all together...we hope to continue this with the girls as they grow for as long as possible.
This was the first time I got to take Sage by myself, while Hugh took Alex. Since we had all hiked Mt. Willard yesterday, I thought it best if Sage and I did something on the short side today. The forecast was for rain off and on all day, so I chose a waterfall -- Sabbady Falls. Sage agreed with the choice, so off we went.
Sabbaday Brook Trail looks like a little road. Very easy, flat trail -- at least as far as we went today.
Sage particularly liked the wooden fences.
It took as about 5 minutes to reach the sign to the Falls. A very short hike indeed!
Here Sage is emphasizing the "no swimming" rule (shaking her head and wagging her finger).
We walked down a slight hill and came to the bottom of the Falls.
From here, we walked up some stairs, past the falls. We both very much enjoyed the view.
We reached the top, turned a corner, sat on a bench, and munched on some trail mix.
We sat for a while, enjoying our snack. We then decided to amble on down.
On the way, Sage wanted to take a picture of this slug...the fascination must run in the family, lol.
We reached the trailhead in short order. It was a very nice, short hike. Scenic and relaxing, a nice cool-down from yesterday's jaunt up Mt. Willard. It was nice to spend time with Sage one-on-one....I get to do very little of that, hoping to do a lot more in the future.