A Hiking We Will Go...

Last Sunday we were planning on going for a hike up to Governor Dick.  We took the boys last year and Owen climbed the tower all my himself.  He remembers it and kept asking to go again.

Unfortunately, I came down with the stomach bug so we had to postpone our hike until this weekend.

So today, after Adam napped, we got the boys ready, packed lots of snacks to bribe Owen along the way, and off we went.  The hike up to the tower was about 40ish minutes.

Adam being a cheese ball.

We could have taken a faster route, but daddy thought we'd enjoy the scenic route.  :)

 

By the end of the hike up to the tower, Owen's legs were so tired.  Daddy had his hands full!

Room for one more?!

We couldn't believe our eyes when we finally reached the tower.  It was jam packed!  Usually, we are the only family there.  I've never been there before when there were more than a handful of people going up the tower.  Not today!  I think everyone in our county decided it was the perfect day for a hike.

Many different people were visiting Gov. Dick today!

Mike and Owen had to wait in a line to even enter the tower, but Owen was determined to climb.  I did my best to entertain Adam while they waited.  Last year, Adam was small enough that I could carry him in the front pack and climb with him attached to me.  Not this year.  He's definitely too big! 

Once they got inside and started to climb the ladders, they realized it was super crowded inside the tower too.  They had to keep waiting for other people to come down.  Mike gets very claustrophobic and he started to panic a little bit since it is so tight and there are only a few tiny windows.  So, out they came.  Owen was so upset.  He really wanted to climb to the top.  His poor little legs walked all the way up to the tower and he didn't even get to fully enjoy it.

We felt so badly for him, but it just wasn't worth it.  It as already dinner time and Adam was chilly and hungry.  So, back down the mountain we went.  Thankfully, Mike took us on a much shorter route back.  Hopefully Mike will be able to take Owen back during the week sometime when it isn't so full.

I never realized it was such a tourist attraction!