Hiking at Shades

It was too nice of a day to stay in.  After lunch Dusty, Rachel, and I (Aaron was at a friend's house) headed out to Shades state park for a little hiking.  I was packing my trusty Canon xti...this time with a memory card...to do some shooting.  My idea of relaxation.

After taking on a fairly easy trail we headed down trail 5 marked "rugged". It consisted of hiking to the river down a creek bed. Muddy...wet...my idea of hiking.

After we got down to the creek I got ready to head up trail 4 marked, you guessed it, "rugged". Dusty stopped and said what's the difference with this trail 4 and the other one marked 4. I answered that this one is rugged. Dusty's response - "And that's what you WANT?" Yep, I'd rather hike my way back up through a creek bed than to walk up using stairs. What's the fun in that?

And a few HDR shots to round out the day.

And this barn has been making an appearance over at Painter El Cinco. I didn't realize it was the exact same one until I got home. Honestly! :)