"When you complain, a puppy dies."

Owee has gone on several hikes in the past few months. Our main challenge is the complaining... at times I cannot comprehend how someone who claims to love this, can bitch and moan so much! Again, I am brought back to drawing a link to childbirth and children; the process can be tiresome but the reward is worth the effort. On the Salmon River hike... as we went up hill for 3 straight miles and the complaints compounded and grated on my last nerve; I exclaimed "When you complain a puppy or kitten dies!" Suddenly the girls were overwhelmed with the beauty of our surroundings, pointing out felled trees and salmon running upstream. On the way back down the hill Owee started in again with the complaints, I replied with "Oh no... a baby seal was just clubbed!" Yes, at times I can go too far. Luckily my children understand bad and good humor.

Here is our first documented hike: Silver Falls, 3.5 hours and 7.5 miles

On September 16, 2012 Owee, Tyler and I hiked the Silver Falls Loop. This trail has several waterfalls, some stairs, off-shoo trails, and fun places to take pictures. Owee did not wear any gear and her shoes were less than ideal. But this hike was fun and gave her a taste of what would later be her hiking dreams come true.