Dry Canyon Trail

Food Log:  Breakfast: 1 Ham and cheese omelette (3 egg) with onions and green pepper, 1 banana.  Lunch:  1 quesadilla (2 flour tortillas, refried beans, shredded cheese), tortilla chips, sour cream, and salsa.   Dinner: Orange chicken over rice, 2 potstickers, corn.  Day snacks: 1 CLIF bar, 5 Ritz crackers, 1 large strawberry banana smoothie, 1 handful of pretzel thins, 2 cheese singles.  Night snacks: None.

Activity Log: Hiking the Dry Canyon Trail.  About 3 miles.

The hike was a lot of fun. You couldn't ask for a better day.  It was sunny and warm, but there was a breeze to cool off.  There was some complaining by a couple kids, but all in all I think everyone had a good experience.  I want to do lots of hiking this spring and summer, so I want to get the kids used to getting out more.  Kelley got me a trail guide and there are lots of easy to moderate trails nearby.

End to end, the trail is about 4 miles. We were limited by time due to a soccer game, so we parked one car at the church, which is near the access point from Rimrock Drive.  Then we drove to the north trail head and walked the trail back to the church. On the north end, you almost feel that you are out far away from everything, but you are actually in the middle of town.  One of the websites referred to the Dry Canyon trail as the Central Park of Redmond.  As you get down to the middle to southern end there are several parks that it connects to, as well as a dog park, and a Frisbee golf course. It's pretty nice. Kelley and I said we'd have to return and do the rest of the trail as a date night.

Thoughts: Yes, I know I had a big breakfast on a non-free day, but on Saturdays, I have time to cook, so I like to make it worth it.  I'll have to come up with a better plan for how to handle that.