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Hangover cure, an impromptu boating/hiking adventure

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So after WAY to much of this stuff last night...

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I woke up to my wife saying that she wanted to get out and do something. She didnt care just something different. I on the other hand just wanted to milk this hangover, but she is the boss. So we got into the car and drove. We decided that if we just drove we were bound to run into an activity we can enjoy, something, anything. Well about 50 minutes southbound, my wife spotted what looked like a walking trail off the side of a drop off. So i turned at the next opportunity to see what we could find. What we found was a small state park i never heard off, with a nice sized lake (reservoir for the greater philadelphia area i found out later) and i could see all sorts of trails coming and going here and there. So we stopped and saw that they also offered boat rentals. SCORE! we rented a small boat with a tiny motor and went out for about 2 hours.

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checking the map
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i wanted to get a pic of him holding the 17, but he is such a good boy that when i handed it to him he wanted to hand it back and said "this is a knife, i dont touch these!" so to get this pic i told him to look over there and snapped a quick on
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butterfly landed on the boat.

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my baby taking the wheel
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knife porn!
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more views
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me and the boy watching a blue heron fly away.
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After the boat trip i asked the attendant about the trails. He said there are tons and to get a map since it will help you pick the hike thats best. They had some short, some long, and the main trail went ALL the way around the lake. So we got some snacks and some water and headed up the trail....
 
we decided to do a small loop since the kid would probably be getting tired soon. But we saw some nice views in the process. enjoy

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at the turn around i took the opportunity to snap a shot of what i carried today
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More pics coming when me wife uploads from her phone.....
 
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Awesome!! NOTHING beats a day with the family in the outdoors! Excellent pics, beautiful scenery, and you forgot all about the over-indulgence! Shit bro, I'm just jealous!
 
Great stuff man. Moments your boy will never forget. Looks like a great find, how long was the longest trail ?
 
pics my wife uploaded

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Im pretty sure these hieroglyphs are from centuries ago.
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and im guessing a beaver got to this. or a machax i cant tell
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Great stuff man. Moments your boy will never forget. Looks like a great find, how long was the longest trail ?

LONG. The guy didnt say, and the maps legend was up to 4000 feet, and just by memory im going to say probably 8-10 miles, maybe more.
 
I like them CZ's myself. Overlooked by alot of North American shooters, but they are the number one service sidearm in the world, and like you said, damn accurate. I was looking into getting one myself...but the Austrian Blocks keep pulling me back lol.

Great photos, looks like an awesome lil trip. Going out with the GF tomorrow for a hike around Buntzen Lake, and to case out some spots for overnighter camping trips.
 
Looks like an awesome day spent with the fam. We leave tomorrow morning for Kentucky.
 
We leave tomorrow morning for Kentucky.

I gave them a heads up at the border Dubz. Have a great time, looking forward to the pics.

Clich, great pics of a nice day with the fam.

We're going to read about that kid carving you up one of these days. You can tell by looking at him he doesn't take crap off of anybody.


:D
 
I gave them a heads up at the border Dubz. Have a great time, looking forward to the pics.
Thanks for taking care of that for me. Otherwise, I might have had to slay me a bunch of them there Kentuckians. :D Looking forward to going, but mom pulled up about an hour ago, and said she pulled her back. Not sure what's going to happen there. Asked her if she wanted to go or stay home, she said she wanted to go. She said at the very least, she would hang out at the cabin, while we hiked. Hell, I don't have to hike, I'll just be glad to get away for a bit. Supposed to rain anywhos.
 
I dont get it, in that first pic you had some booze and a machax...Did you get wasted or get your ass handed to you by that blade? I'm confused? :D
 
Very cool Clich.....I am headed out to do some family fishing tomorrow.... Hope to get some pics..... These are the Times to remember.... Lol
 
First: Let me say that it is priceless to have a family that will head out with you. I have one and love it. Congrats on that.

Second: Am I the only one that thinks it looks like his wife is helping his kid vomit over the side of the boat? Just sayin. I’ve seen grown men in that same position.
 
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