hiking in dahlonega
lillis absolutely loves to get out of the city and into the mountains. she has a particular affinity for dahlonega. it’s probably where she will go for her next wedding to a taller, more handsome guy. her father is a big fan of getting out of doors as well, and they both love fall leaves. so, whenever he comes to town, they like to try and get up to blue ridge or dahlonega. the fact that lillis was 8 months pregnant was not going to stop her. so we set off for a short hike.
it was a big day for bear as it was the first time he’d ever really been off the leash out in the open. he did a great job staying with us and would never get more than about 30 feet in front without looking back to make sure we were with him. then, he’d come bounding back for some head rubs (or a treat) before heading off to lead the way again.
he wasn’t as inclined to pose for a picture, though, so i went ahead and scooped him up for this one.
here bear is doing some major league sniffing against a beautiful backdrop
here’s lillis, looking ever so pregnant just 6 weeks shy of her due date.
and here bear and i stop for a minute so mommy can shoot a picture
this was the view from the overlook. no brilliant fall color (odd since we were a week into october) but still beautiful
afterwards we came back home for a lovely dinner. we chose not to go for formal dress. you can see that lillis can’t get quite as close to the table as she used to : )
