Valentine's Day Hike

Tess had a basketball game Valentine's Day afternoon. I made some pineapple banana smoothie cupcakes to bring for the team.

After Tess's game, we went to Peters Creek Park (about a mile from the house) to do a little exploring and try to find a geocache. We didn't find the cache, but we did get to play Pooh Sticks on the bridge over the creek.

Peters Creek runs along the other side of the property across the street from our house. Of course, it runs at the bottom of a steep bluff. There is a picnic pavilion and scattered picnic tables along the trails. There is also a frisbee golf course amongst the trees. We saw a couple of fellas playing the course while we were there.

We hiked through some snowy trails pulling Alicia's sled and being dragged along by Bit on her leash. The creek was lovely in its snow draped banks. It flows too quickly to freeze completely in the winter. But the icy overhangs break off in chunks to create their own angular landscape.

The temperature yesterday was very warm at about 36 degrees. We were disinclined to sit around inside the house on such a pleasant day. We were equally disinclined to attempt any "date-like" activity on Valentine's Day. There are very limited dining options in Eagle River and the decent ones would surely have been packed to the gills. Tess and her valentine went out to eat after her game for a "late lunch" at around 3:30. So they probably missed the crowds.

We did venture to Cold Stone Creamery after our hike for some tasty ice cream...