Joey Lesh and Katie Coleman: The Next Step

The radio came on around 5 AM. I dozed for fifteen minutes or so before realizing why the alarm was set so early on a Saturday morning: Elizabeth. Katie and I were to take her to her plane flight home for spring break and I was already late in getting up. Ugh. We powered our way out of bed, through walking Frannie, making coffee and got out the door only fifteen minutes later than planned. At the airport there was minor confusion regarding the location of the America West terminal but we got Elizabeth off ok. It was 6:15 and time to head over to Kristen and Anthony’s house.

The weather here has been unseasonably great and I’ve was itching to get outside for a long hike. Katie and I have been hearing about how great Hanging Rock State Park is and when Anthony and Kristen suggested it too, it was on. Somehow, it made sense the night before to meet at their house around 6:30. I think it really only made sense to Anthony and me, because Katie and Kristen slept until 8 while Anthony made breakfast and lunch.

Anyhow, we hit the road around 9:30 and made it out to Hanging Rock State Park around 11:30, making sure to note the location of the nearest bail bondsman.

The park is great. We started on a short trail down to a waterfall. All the trees and plants are just starting to show their green buds.

From there we grabbed our lunches and headed up to the trail to the eponymous rock that hangsover the landscape.

Katie, are you good to go??

Yep!

Frannie got a little hot as the temperature was easily in the high 70’s.

Frannie did great, on our way back, people kept stopping us to ask if she was able to get all the way up to the top. They don’t know that she’s a mountain dog.

It’s warm enough that even the bugs have even made it out!