Active Recovery was a bit more active than recovery today

We set off today in search of some water to swim in and some trails to wander on. We had our starting point picked out, but unfortunately the signs and lifeguards informed us that the dogs were neither allowed on their beach or in their water! 

So off we went hiking, and the scenary drew us in so we kept hiking. 10 and 1/2 miles later we completed some sort of a loop which included creeks, waterfalls, old boyscout cabins and curious animals. 

It was a tiring hike with quite a bit of elevation change, but the view from the top is always worth the climb (sadly, we didn't capture this view in a picture this time...)