Friday Favorites: Some Summer Hiking
We have been soaking up all the summer fun. It's sunny and warm but hot overly hot and humid (yet!) so we've been checking out lots of new hiking trails, going kayaking, and spending lots of time outside.
We found a brand new place to hike on Friday! It had tons of well marked trails and we had a great time exploring.
I put together a really cute father's day basket and these handmade buckeyes and Reece's popcorn were huge hits with the whole family (I had tons of leftovers!).
I don't have any photos but my husband took me on my first RZR ride this weekend. It's a much smoother ride through the woods than our old Ranger but man does it just zip over the trail! It tends to kick up a bit of mud too even when trying to avoid all mud puddles.
We had a quiet father's day at home. The boys helped wash and wax the truck, Ranger, & RZR. Alec wanted to take his father out jet skiing on Father's day. He's really started wanting to drive the jet ski this year and it's so neat to see him trying out new skills.
Alec, Evan, and I tried out another new hiking trail on Tuesday; it was a bit overgrown here and there but it was a nicely marked little loop trail with a view of the river.
Of course no week is really complete in the summer without plenty of time spent reading lakeside!
Kayaking sounds so fun! Those s'mores cookies have my mouth watering!
ReplyDeleteI love kayaking! I'm hoping to get the boys over to the other side of our lake in our kayaks by summer's end... by far the longest kayak trip I've gotten them to take.
DeleteIt sounds like you've been having a lovely time. The weather hasn't been too great here. It's warm but there has been more rain. How wonderful to find a new hike. Gorgeous photos. x
ReplyDeleteWe sure have been! I am working really hard to find us new hiking spots.
DeleteI want to come hike with you. Spiral staircase looks so good. I love those. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteWe'd love to have you hike with us!
DeleteYour reading spot it GORGEOUS! How relaxing! Love those Father's Day baskets too, so creative!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is very relaxing.
DeleteWe have made smores cookies a few times! I'd love to hike with you and read by your lake!
ReplyDeleteWe'd love to have you hike with us!
DeleteOh wow, I bet painting that spiral staircase was a tedious job. It looks great!!
ReplyDeleteIt was quite the job... mostly because there were so many hard to reach places.
DeleteHow awesome to go on those hikes and it looks like you were in RI! It's sounds like you all had a nice Father's Day and I like the basket you made. Great job on painting the staircase. I hope you have a nice weekend Joanne.
ReplyDeleteYep, we've been hiking in RI a lot; it's only about 10 minutes down the road so we do a lot of things in RI.
DeleteAll that time on the water, swoon! The Father's Day basket is adorable.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteSo many great things from this week! I love your home location, so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks! We definitely lucked out.
DeleteI adore your reading spot - and your hiking trails look great. Wishing you a fab weekend.
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DeleteI can always count on you to share beautiful photographs and some delicious looking desserts. You did not disappoint. Glad you are enjoying lakeside reading time. And hikes.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteJoane,
ReplyDeleteAll beautiful photos!! I have been getting in some reading too!! Something I promised myself I would do when I retired....Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you have a great weekend!!
Hugs,
Deb
Thank you!
DeleteIs that a private beach? The Fathersday basket looks delicious! What a amazing place you live in.
ReplyDeleteYep, that's our backyard.
DeleteSuch a lovely week, Joanne. The hiking trails and lake are beautiful. Thank you for linking with #weekendcoffeeshare.
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DeleteSo many lovely photos. Aww, I would love to relax by the water :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up to The Weekend Link Up. I hope you can join us again tomorrow for Creative Mondays Link-Up. #TheWeekendLinkUp
Thank you! I have really been trying to up my photography game..
DeleteThose hikes sound so nice! And that Father's day basket looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I was so happy to have seen the Nuts About You idea online; it was pretty easy and so fun to pull all the PB favorites together.
DeleteLove these Joanne....okay, what are those things sticking up from the leaves?
ReplyDeleteVery cool old cemetary. Loved seeing your face while kayaking. How fun.
We had to look that up as well-- it's some sort of leaf Galls (which are similar to warts/ benign tumors on humans).
DeleteI need to get out for some summer hiking soon! My kids just finished school last week and we have been pretty lazy since then. I think next week is when we will start doing more things! Thanks for sharing your summertime activities and fun, Joanne! I always enjoy reading and looking at your photos.
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I find that summer hiking is pretty sporadic and totally weather dependent. We took that first full week after school ended to just enjoy sleeping in and hanging around the house with nothing to do.
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