Bull Run Mountain

We took off for another fall hike on Saturday. This time Uncle Tom and Aunt Nicole came along too. The pictures you see below represent the best of Ryan's day. What you won't get from the pictures is that the child who is normally out like a light once in the carrier refused to nap, fussed almost the entire time and essentially turned what should have been a three hour hike into a five hour excursion. That being said, the weather was great, the view was wonderful and the fall colors are still incredible. We all still had fun - Ryan included. Lisa and I are realizing just how much we missed having a true Autumn when we lived on the west coast.

Not in the mood for the carrier, Ryan much preferred to stretch his legs and hike himself...


He just wanted to fit in with the rest of of us...


Here he practices his camouflage skills, becoming one with the woods...


The hose from the Camelbak became the absolute coolest thing on the trip for him. It got so bad that I had to take it out of my backpack pack and have Lisa slide it into the carrier. We even let him play with it once we got home...


All that hiking and fussing finally got to him though and he completely pooped out....



Of course that meant that he missed the best part - the view from the top...