a hiking we will go!

hey look! a blog not about being pregnant :) i know you are all excited..because we are finally hiking again!! 

Duke is a big boy now. all grown up. it's a little sad.

but he also has all of his shots now, and is free to roam the island! 

so we took him on his very first, walk the whole way yourself, hike! 

it was a celebration of freedom for both puppy and parents.

we took our new found freedom and bolted for the mountains.

our kind friend showed us where this really cool hidden waterfall is. 

technically you are not supposed to go back there. we saw a lot of scary signs that constantly tell you to turn back. we didn't listen.. oops.. anyone down for a little trespassing?

the hike was easy peasy, more of a walk through the woods. but it was wet! wet and muddy. we did have to cross a river a few times. we climbed through some fallen trees, and lots of branches. 

in between boulders and along some precarious ledges. then we came upon this beauty..

Sacred Falls, isn't she grand? she comes out of nowhere, and is just gushing water. the boys went all gung ho and jumped in the water, i held back once i heard shrieks of how cold the water was. i've had enough cold water experiences lately in my own home, thank you!

Duke enjoyed his first real hike but he was exhausted by the time we were done. once we were in the car, he was out cold. silly puppy! we are excited to mark some more hikes off our list in the coming weeks.

love 

the williams