September 28, 2008
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Hike to Hideout Holler
Doyle, Hagrid and I spent our Sunday afternoon in one of our favorite ways - on a hike down in the Buffalo National River Park. After early Mass and a little relaxing time devoted to reading the Sunday paper, we packed a picnic lunch, loaded up our big dog and headed south.
Our goal was Hideout Holler (I love that name!) It was a mile in and a mile out, up and down hills, with some huge rock formations, and a gorgeous view from the edge of a bluff. Along the way were all kinds of lovely signs of fall.
We did have one mishap that could have been deadly, but turned out okay. On the edge of the bluff, as we were admiring the view, Hagrid suddenly started barking and running in circles, and we realized he was COVERED in yellow jackets, after apparently sticking his nose in the wrong hole. Doyle immediately took charge, telling me to stay back, and brushing all kinds of insects from our frantic doggie. Hag ended up with about 15 bites, Doyle with about five, me with none. I was terrified that Hagrid might have some kind of allergic reaction to all those stings, but he didn't. They both seem to be fine tonight, except for a few sore bumps.
Thank you, Lord! Doyle told me his biggest fear was that Hagrid would run over the edge of the HIGH bluff in his panic as the bees were stinging him.
All in all, a very satisfying day. The hike was just challenging enough to make it interesting and fun. One of our favorites. Wish you could have come with us!
Here are some of my favorite photos from the day: (if you're interested in seeing more, I'll post the photo album at right).
Comments (5)
Sorry about Hagrid's run in with the bees. Doyle's the man of the hour!
Poor Hagrid and Doyle getting stung so bad!
Poor little Hagrid. Bee stings are awful. We usually put out traps in late summer for the yellow jackets, but this year we had so many honeybees that we were afraid to put out traps. We just abandoned our deck for the last month and let the bees have unimpeded access to our hummingbird feeders. I would rather deal with the yellow jackets in some different way than to kill the honeybees.
Good that Doyle didn't panic. Pretty cool head. It could've come out a lot worse. Glad everyone is okay.
Those are beautiful pictures, but glad I wasn't there to get stung! I'm not allergic, but don't mind missing out on that. :p Anyway, that hike sounds so nice! Makes me want to go up to the lake and enjoy the beauty of God's creation!