{"id":31,"date":"2013-08-31T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/?p=31"},"modified":"2014-07-09T19:54:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T02:54:19","slug":"day-date-take-a-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/?p=31","title":{"rendered":"Day Date: Take a Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-j9F-cqPMDXk\/UiI36CnaQ3I\/AAAAAAAAAf4\/mApi31MSCeE\/s1600\/IMG_5645+copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-j9F-cqPMDXk\/UiI36CnaQ3I\/AAAAAAAAAf4\/mApi31MSCeE\/s640\/IMG_5645+copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I married an outdoorsy guy, and let&#8217;s be honest&#8230; \u00a0I&#8217;m kind of a girly-girl. \u00a0My favorite color is pink, vanilla lattes brighten my day, and I prefer to vacation places where there is a hotel involved.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I enjoy camping as much as the next girl. \u00a0As long as it&#8217;s in small doses.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, I&#8217;ve never done the whole, hiking\/ camping thing. \u00a0My hubby has, and goes almost every summer with his dad. \u00a0He has been saying for the longest time that he wants to get me up in the mountains so I can see just how beautiful it is for myself. \u00a0After a lot of apprehension [mosquitos? bears? \u00a0NO showers??] we compromised on a day hike.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>And I enjoyed it.<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<b><br \/>\n<\/b>I really did. \u00a0And here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My hubby planned the whole thing. \u00a0This was really awesome, since I&#8217;m usually the planner of our outings. \u00a0It was really sweet to see how excited he was to plan this date for us and share something he really enjoys with \u00a0me.<\/li>\n<li>The scenery. \u00a0There was a lot to see, and it was a beautiful hike. \u00a0I was the photographer of the hike, and I had such a good time capturing bits of nature.<\/li>\n<li>The exercise. \u00a0Hiking is such an awesome workout! \u00a0You don&#8217;t get bored because there are things to see all around. \u00a0I think my hubby was a little unsure about how I would do hiking for hours straight, and I think he was pleasantly surprised to find that I am a highly motivated hiker. \u00a0We only had to stop for water breaks a few times, and kept a steady pace the whole way to the lake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>So, here&#8217;s all it takes to have an awesome day date by going for a hike!<\/div>\n<div><b>Plan it<\/b><\/div>\n<p>Luckily, I had someone that did this for me. \u00a0[I wouldn&#8217;t know the first thing about planning a day hike!] \u00a0Look online for different options. \u00a0Usually the Trails Associations are good at showing the features of the hike, and how many miles it is round-trip.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iR5SoTeZvOY\/UiI7zO3gwaI\/AAAAAAAAAgE\/sYfs2IwTph4\/s1600\/IMG_5548c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iR5SoTeZvOY\/UiI7zO3gwaI\/AAAAAAAAAgE\/sYfs2IwTph4\/s640\/IMG_5548c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>At the trail head, ready to go!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-G_fAdBPN3n4\/UiI8ff0smoI\/AAAAAAAAAgM\/pYEvQslaSCY\/s1600\/IMG_5542.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-G_fAdBPN3n4\/UiI8ff0smoI\/AAAAAAAAAgM\/pYEvQslaSCY\/s400\/IMG_5542.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We chose the Eightmile Lake trail, which was about six and half miles round-trip. \u00a0 Make sure you purchase any necessary day-passes. \u00a0Once the hike plans are all squared away, make a list of what you&#8217;ll need to take with you. \u00a0My husband carried our day pack, and I toted our large camera. \u00a0Each person can carry a pack, or, if you&#8217;re like some of the people we came across on the trail, just bring water bottles. \u00a0(I would only recommend this for a shorter hike.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In our pack we took: \u00a0sandwiches for lunch, trail mix, a water bottle for each of us, ibuprofen, a light sweatshirt for each of us, a survival knife, bug spray, sun screen, maps, hand sanitizer, and a travel water purifier. \u00a0[We brought toilet paper too, but our hike was short enough that I never had to use it&#8230; thank goodness.]<\/p>\n<p><i>Note: \u00a0We hiked in August, on a hot Saturday, but when we reached the top, the sun was hidden behind clouds and I was SO thankful we brought light sweatshirts!\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<div><b>Pack a lunch<\/b><\/div>\n<p>When we got to the lake, we searched for a good spot to have our lunch. \u00a0It&#8217;s almost like a little [very simple] picnic!<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gjsqJ96bAvE\/UiI9S1qeebI\/AAAAAAAAAgY\/XxJ7I9JjIC0\/s1600\/IMG_5662+copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gjsqJ96bAvE\/UiI9S1qeebI\/AAAAAAAAAgY\/XxJ7I9JjIC0\/s640\/IMG_5662+copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Keep it simple {lunch with a view}<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><b>Take a camera<\/b><\/div>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t have to be a big fancy heavy camera&#8230; just <i>something <\/i>to capture the beauty all around. \u00a0Here are some snapshots from our hike:<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8CBxd9iyjuI\/UiI91TEPBcI\/AAAAAAAAAgg\/J0k8otkxrUc\/s1600\/IMG_5558+copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8CBxd9iyjuI\/UiI91TEPBcI\/AAAAAAAAAgg\/J0k8otkxrUc\/s640\/IMG_5558+copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RVKFgrb2sqc\/UiI-Cjr6qaI\/AAAAAAAAAg0\/DPK9LPkuHf4\/s1600\/IMG_5554c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-RVKFgrb2sqc\/UiI-Cjr6qaI\/AAAAAAAAAg0\/DPK9LPkuHf4\/s640\/IMG_5554c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UDk-mwIxb2M\/UiI-CusWLMI\/AAAAAAAAAgw\/DQINClqvX8s\/s1600\/IMG_5627c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UDk-mwIxb2M\/UiI-CusWLMI\/AAAAAAAAAgw\/DQINClqvX8s\/s640\/IMG_5627c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3pUaYT4pTik\/UiI-DVRawpI\/AAAAAAAAAhE\/Zek-U8Uyr5U\/s1600\/IMG_5629+copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3pUaYT4pTik\/UiI-DVRawpI\/AAAAAAAAAhE\/Zek-U8Uyr5U\/s640\/IMG_5629+copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>That little critter who found himself the <i>best<\/i>\u00a0sun bathing rock in the mountains was probably the highlight of the hike for me.<\/p>\n<div><b>Make the hike your own!<\/b><\/div>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s blasting music on your iPhone and dancing up the trail, bringing a swim suit and daring to jump into the freezing lake, or bringing up a mini bottle of champagne and toasting to life- make the hike your own! \u00a0What did we do? \u00a0Only the most cliche thing I could think of&#8230; we carved our initials into a tree! \u00a0I hope to go back in a couple years and find it again!<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-P7AbvoHacs8\/UiJASFz6O8I\/AAAAAAAAAhU\/dEhOvW1X53U\/s1600\/IMG_5672+copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-P7AbvoHacs8\/UiJASFz6O8I\/AAAAAAAAAhU\/dEhOvW1X53U\/s640\/IMG_5672+copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>For those of you who are as apprehensive as I was, there were no bears OR mosquitoes. \u00a0Just nature in all its glory. So set aside a day and do it! \u00a0<i>Take a hike!<\/i><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-NKwz8Wr9hFQ\/UiI95NvCCxI\/AAAAAAAAAgs\/KV9cW-8Gh4o\/s1600\/IMG_1278+copy+copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-NKwz8Wr9hFQ\/UiI95NvCCxI\/AAAAAAAAAgs\/KV9cW-8Gh4o\/s640\/IMG_1278+copy+copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div>Happy Labor Day Weekend all!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>:-)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I married an outdoorsy guy, and let&#8217;s be honest&#8230; \u00a0I&#8217;m kind of a girly-girl. \u00a0My favorite color is pink, vanilla lattes brighten my day, and I prefer to vacation places where there is a hotel involved. 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