Girls Gone Wild (err...hiking)

Alison and I hit the trails today for some hiking fun while the boys went and rode their mountain bikes.  We headed south of Norman, OK to Lake Thunderbird- Clearbay Trail.  This is a fabulous area of the metro area.  The trails are super long (16 miles total) with lots of climbing and descending.  Well, lots by Oklahoma standards, that is. 

The sky sure was pretty with all those wispy clouds floating around

Alison and I before the hike began

 Before we took off, the boys got on their bikes and readied themselves for 3 hours of some tough riding.

We hit the trail about 12:30 and boy were we glad that we decided to go for some trail hiking instead of some other activity that didn't allow the trees to block the wind for us.  Wind was out of the south at about 30 mph.  Eek!  We sure felt the breeze, even in the trees, and although it provided a nice breeze to keep us cool, we sure didn't mind using the trees as a little windblock. 

Alison 'on the trail'

 So the trails aren't exactly what you would call "pretty" this time of year.  The leaves are all dead (what leaves are still on the trees) except for the occasional pine tree in the woods.  We didn't see one creature out there either- believe it or not.  Not one squirrel, not one deer, not even one little bug.  I suppose even they decided it wasn't the best day for being out and about.

We finished our hike in about 2.5 hours.  We didn't go very far, just took it at a casual pace (Alison *is* 7 months pregnant after all- even tho you would never know it by the size of her teeny belly or the stamina she still has).  We made it about 6 miles.  We enjoyed every minute of it.  Great times that must be had again sometime soon!!!

Good times!