Sharing a few hiking pictures before my check in. Sunday was a really gorgeous fall day and I really wanted to go hiking. We set out for Rush Pond, which is I think 3-4 miles from our house. I bike near the trail head on one of my regular routes.

We did the whole trail, which was 5 miles. There were a fair number of people out, although not as many as we thought there would be. Some of the other trails in the mountains close before hunting season and this was the last weekend they were open, so bonus for us, I guess.

It’s a fairly easy trail with some small inclines. Enough to get a bit sweaty, but just overall a nice hike.

Fall colors are peaking now. So pretty!

Some fun wildlife as well. Along with 1000 chipmunks, there was this garter snake:

Plus this cool dragonfly:

I always see the blue ones, but not this red kind.

We stopped and got a post hike treat when we were finished. I saw frosted sugar cookies and that was it. Decision made.

The spider was plastic, which became a new toy for Pixie – bonus!

On the accountability front, I wasn’t expecting much because I got kind of snacky this week – plus the above cookie 😀 However, I lost 0.4 pounds. Every little loss during this time of year is a plus – or a minus, I guess!