Saturday morning we strapped on the backpacks, laced up the boots and headed for the Appalachain Trail in Wind Gap, PA.















Here i am, just hanging out before the hike. Apparently the sign CAN safely hold 165 pounds.















Sketch, Me, Christa, James, Walker and baby Elizabeth get ready to hit the trail for 9 miles of fun.














Yes, i said BABY Elizabeth. She's a year old, but she's already a hiking veteran!















So, why do we carry heavy packs over rock-filled terrain in hot weather? For views like this one on Wolf's Rocks. wow. you could see 10 or 15 miles from up here...if not more. just amazing.















Christa whispers in my ear "aren't you deathly afraid of heights?"















Sketch strikes a pose on the rocks. yes, we rock!















A turkey vulture joined us on the rocks. he was also impressed with the view.
















After a bunch of crying and whining, we decided to stop for a lunch break. No...Elizabeth wasnt crying, it was the rest of us!















Here's our second sighting of actual woodlands creatures. See the brown spot out there? thats a deer.















4 hours of climbing over rocks like this was pretty tiring. Apparently Pensylvania is made entirely of small, sharp rocks.















Wooooo..9 miles and 4 hours later we emerged into Wind Gap for some well-deserved rest, followed by chicken wings and beer!