Our time on this Thanksgiving getaway is coming to a close for now, but instead of starting the campsite breakdown as we normally do on the last afternoon of our camping adventures, we took an impromptu hike with the boys on the trails of F. D. Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, Georgia. I’m sharing a video of their tail-wagging joy as Boo Radley, Ollie, and Fitz traversed the terrain.
We met another couple hiking, and the wife observed, “Looks like you have your own sled dog team!” I chuckled because I am always referring to them as our sled dogs. When my sister in law walked them with me this week, she was surprised by how hard they pull. I told her that if there were snow on the ground, we could put on skis and they’d pull us all around the campground. Truth.
Our Georgia State Parks offer different types of clubs for kayakers, canyon climbers, dog walkers, and cyclists. Tails on Trails seems like it would be a healthy challenge for the two humans belonging to these three canine trail enthusiasts for 2024, so already I’m thinking of working it into a yearly goal.
As we sat around the campfire last night, I turned on the green sparkle lights and watched them dancing like tiny fairies in the trees as I reflected on what I loved most about the week- being able to get away and enjoy time in nature with family, spending time with each other and with our dogs, and truly taking time to give thanks for our blessings. Time. Togetherness. Thanksgiving.
These are the parts of the week that meant the most to me.
Common Threads 
Mom,
I thoroughly enjoyed watching that video. I’m surprised there wasn’t more stopping and sniffing along the trail. It snowed last Sunday, and on Thanksgiving, so my pups have been running through the snow,
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Glenda, there was some more stopping and sniffing, just not in these clips. Particularly one spot, where we wondered what in the world had been there. When I think of snow and your pups, I can’t help thinking of the Mary Oliver poem “The Storm.” That is my favorite dog and snow poem, and I’m sure your pups are writing the same messages! Oh, for snow! Thanks for reading and commenting today! It’s journey-home day for us…..back to work tomorrow, but we have savored this time away.
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I love that poem. Watching Stanley in the snow has been a delight. Ken says he gets high centered. Yesterday he barked at playground equipment. I think he thought it was a person.
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