Day Five: Tahoe Trip

Lehr and I snuck out early this morning for another TRT hike. We parked at the end of the trail and grabbed a cab to the trail head. After an $80 cab ride, we were alone in the woods, struggling to find our starting point. The directions to this particular spot were a bit ambiguous, so we referenced the map(s) quite a few times. After hiking down and then back up a big hill (3 miles or so), we finally found our spot. Right off the bat we crossed some wild-animal droppings that I'm still convinced were the product of a bear. This gave us a quick reality check (bear sightings are not unusual, especially on the section we were hiking), but we made it the whole day without seeing more than birds or chipmunks. 15.6 miles later, we arrived back at our car and headed home.

Maddie was up when we got there...she apparently didn't sleep longer than about 40 minutes all day. The poor girl is still in pain from her newest tooth (her drool-factor is crazy high), and she is suffering a bit from pollen allergies. The insane pollen that hits Atlanta each year, leaving cars, driveways, and anything else outside completely covered in yellow has arrived in Tahoe. Grandpa has to blow off the deck at least twice each day just to make it tolerable to be outside. Maddux is feeling the affects of that, and she is not herself. Add that to the fact that she wakes up every other morning and Lehr and I are no where to be found...no note or anything...and it's not hard to figure out why she's so clingy. Eli did nap quite well though, allowing his body to catch up on some of the missed sleep from the night before. (And all of the nights before that.) Lehr and I ran out to have a dinner alone while the kids entertained the g-rents until bedtime. Apparently Eli insists on bathing in the copper pot now....we've created a monster!