This week has been full of studying leaving little time for a big hike. The pups and I did a few small hikes around Bristol during the week and then today we hiked Mt Major with Lindsey, Cooper and Benson.

                                                                

This was the first time up Mt Major for Buck and Benson.  The rest of us have done it a few times.  We out on a nice flat trail that was a little muddy.  Once we started to gain elevation we ran into some ice.  We all had our microspikes which made it much easier going up, but since it was ice combines with bare rock we had to take them off and put them on again a number of times.  Since we started rather early when we reached the top we had it mostly to ourselves.  Emma gave all the puppies treats and we had our photos taken then we started of to do Straightback Mt which is about a mile from Major.  The trail is a mix of bare rock and woods.  When going down some bare rocks Emma slipped and landed hard.  She was unsure if she wanted to continue, but she eventually decided to continue on.  We ran into more slippery terrain and Emma decided she had enough so we turned around and headed back.  Going back down took longer than excepted due to the mass amount of people hiking up the trail to Major.  It was a struggle for almost all of them trying to climb up the icy, slippery trail with just sneakers on.

           

                

We will head back to Straightback soon but we will not be headed up Major again for awhile, we try to avoid the popular trails so we can enjoy being out in the woods!