Brief Scenes from our Hike at Tettagouche State Park

I won't lie to you and tell you that our hike at Tettagouche State Park was uneventful, last Saturday.  In fact, it was fraught with minor catastrophes in addition to the shoe episode below.  About half way through the hike, at the point where we were farthest from our diaper bag and car, Mr. Sneaky Pants had a very smelly accident in his pants because he was scared of the outhouses (I can't blame him . . . I remember being his age and being absolutely terrified of falling down the hole in outhouses).  He smelled very strongly of sewage treatment plant for the remainder of our nature experience.  Near the end of the hike, The Banana had diarrhea on my back in the backpack, which led both of us to be rather stinky also.  There were a lot of steps and steep inclines on the hike, so by the time we got back to the car, I was having to nearly pick up my legs and move them up steps (a 34 pound Banana on your back allows you to experience hiking in a whole new way).  

Here's Dr. Peds reassembling The Banana's hiking shoes.  She's always happy to put on a pair of shoes, and she has been really taken with these little tennis shoes lately.  She was a great hiker, and managed almost a half mile all by herself. That was quite a feat considering she had a much shorter than usual nap in the car on the way to the state park.  

 This is the view from an overlook on our way out of the state park.