July 20, 2015: outdoor adventure Monday

Thanks to heat and thunderstorms, we've had no new outdoor adventures this week other than our usual daily walks with Cookie. I thought I'd post this photo taken on July 1, 2007, on Jenkins Mountain in the Adirondacks. When we lived in northern NY state, we enjoyed frequent hikes and snowshoeing trips in the mountains. Now that we live in the Smoky Mountains, it's fun to notice the differences in the terrain, as well as some of the similarities. This photo reminds me that Cookie has enjoyed hikes in the mountains since she was a puppy!