Punchbowl Falls

We went for a hike at Punchbowl Falls earlier this week. We strapped our boys on our backs and off we went. Every time we do this I always think "why don't we do this more?". I forget how much I love being outdoors.

When we arrived at the fall we were a little disappointed  Here's the thing about Punchbowl that we failed to find online. In order to see the waterfall you either have to hike up and look at it from above or you actually have to walk into the river to see it. The water was low but we didn't bring any waterproof shoes so we settled with tossing rocks in the river and enjoying our time anyway. It was beautiful.

We let the boys play for a while before heading back. They were both troopers and seemed to enjoy their time as much as we did. We are already planning our next hike. I really hope we make this a habit.

Our first REAL hiking trip

Last week husband and I finally went on a real hiking trip. It was Dog Mountain which in on the Washington side of the Gorge. It was quite a workout and a whole lot more intense than we anticipated. (remember we are new at this) after what seems like forever going uphill we finally reached the summit only to reveal the most beautiful scenery that I have ever seen. All the pain seemed worth it to be able to have lunch on top of the world. Incredible.

Wow who knew I would ever be into hiking or anything that possibly involved me having to get my hair a bit out of place. HA More pics soon

I <3 <3 <3 Magnolia Trees

Husband and I have taken up hiking lately I mean we live in Oregon for goodness sake what better place to start. Well today we went on a hike at the Hoyt Arboretum and came across the best trail. The magnolia trail, through most of it there are Magnolia Trees (how obvious) Well I have never seen these type of trees before the are so lovely!!!!



Look how big the flowers get I made husband put hand there to show the size of these pretty things.
More flowers

Here I am posing next to the pretty daffodils. Don't I look wildernessy? I'm like a pro. HA!

One last picture. I enjoyed this day oh so much the weather was amazing!!!