hikes,  travel

Rainy Hike at Fort Mountain State Park

November 10, 2021 /

Well, this hike didn’t go exactly as planned! I had seen two bloggers share this state park which was on my list to visit because the views were beautiful. I looked at the weather forecast and it looked like we would miss the rain but it turned out a lot wetter and foggier than we expected! The hike that I had planned with the views was actually closed because of a downed power line so we had to take an alternate hike there. Which means, we will need to go back to see those views.

The first thing we did was pick up the pass for the day (I wanted to buy the yearly pass but they were out) and buy some rain ponchos for everyone. We all had hoodie sweatshirts and hats which was good because it felt cold! It was around 50 degrees but a rainy and cold 50 not a balmy one!

The hike we chose was fairly short and went around the lake. It was not too muddy thankfully and I think this little one is the only one who got his feet a little wet.

I feel like I have seen a lot of fog this fall! Between our morning school runs and this hike, the fog was been a regular occurence. It is pretty neat to be outdoors in different weather circumstances: sure keeps it interesting!

We then took another little hike this one taking us to a little waterfall with less flat terrain. Again we were thankful for the tree coverage and that the rain was more of a drizzle than anything.

It was pretty! This was the weekend where we started seeing more fall foliage. The leaves have been taking their time changing colors this year.

I think this might have been my favorite on the hike: the tree looks like it is growing out of the rock!

I always keep a couple layers in the car (the boys borrow them sometimes) but this time only had this little windbreaker. You can bet I added a couple more things to the car after this hike. Thankfully I had worn a long sleeve light sweatshirt with a vest so I wasn’t too cold. The ponchos did a good job keeping us warm too.

So yes, I might not have chose the best day for a hike but it was still pretty fun and we still saw some of nature’s beauty.

A bientôt!

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