It's raining, it's pouring....

Not in picture: Me, that is what I get for forgetting the tripod. Oh and Andy is running around somewhere, peeing on things would be my guess.

Well maybe not pouring per-say. But it was raining as we set out towards the trail head. Once we had set out though the rain had stopped. Kasia was with us again, for those not paying attention she was not here last time. Bryan joined us, as well as Anthony and his dog Andy. It was fun having dog along. And I hadn't seen Anthony since freshman year so it was great catching up with him.

Our hike was a bit more easy going that usual. I'd wager it was due to the fact that it was a bit shorter than normal, I had predicted around 7 miles, ended up being just shy of 8, so Kasia doesn't get to kill me \o/. The trail took us through the town of Makanda. Always a fun place to go through, we had lunch at the park there. Played around a bit, on the swing, and some basketball. I had us take a few small detours so I could show everyone some of the monuments that denoted the original property corners of Giant City. They are little concrete structures set by the CCC back in the 1930's. Once we had completed the hike we went home and showered up then headed back to the Lodge for some of their all you can eat family chicken dinner. Delicious.