Happy New Year!

Well it was a great day today for a hike. Becky wanted to hike up Tater Hill located near her gradma's home. Becky had said when she was about 5 years old they hiked up Tater Hill on a New Years Day. So we decided to do that today. Talia had a friend with her today and we all decided to take the hike to the famous "Tater Hill". Most towns have small mountains near them called "Tator Hill". The map makers ran out of names and just started calling them Tator Hill.

We arrived at the foot of the hill and gathered our packs and proceded to climb the mountain. Having my GPS with me I took note of the elevation. We started at about 540 foot elevation and would end up at about 870 feet. We took off across the field and headed up the mountain. Saw lots of deer tracks along the way. As we entered the forest there was heavy leaf cover on the ground. We were slipping and sliding like it was ice or snow. This will be intresting on the way back down. Doc followed Becky up the mountain, while the girls were up ahead of her and I lead the way up the hill. After about 20 min we were on top of Tater Hill. Nice view of the farm land below and Annies Chappel. Upon top we rested and took some photos of our big adventure. The hardest thing was getting Doc up on the rock.

Going back down I slipped right away and hit the ground hard. It looks like only one way down was on our butts! We started sliding down the mountain and it was like sliding in the snow. The girls were screaming like it was an amusement ride. At the bottom of the mountain we all had dirty pants. What a fun day.
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