I got some new hiking boots!
I really needed them. For awhile now, whenever I went hiking my feet hurt. My ankle hurt in a weird spot (achilles) and I couldn’t go as far as I would like. Our most recent hike was super easy and flat and my body was NOT happy. Later that night when we got home I was hurting. I even had shin splints. So the next day I went to REI and tried on some different boots and ended up with these:
Merrell Moab 2 boots. I love REI and I can try these boots out for 1 year and if I don’t like them or they cause me issues, I can return them! I think that’s awesome!
I got to test them out over the weekend. We had plans to go to the beach with friends but they weren’t feeling well. We decided to go anyways and go for a hike. We did Tillamook Head in Seaside. We did it once before, when Logan was little. Check out the old post and see photos of LITTLE Logan!!! Oh my!
It’s kinda crazy that last time we did this hike, Logan was probably a year and a half old and still in the hiking backpack. LOL Now he’s a little hiker!
He did so good! We did almost 3 miles roundtrip and he didn’t ask to be carried or act tired at all. We turned around and headed back because of time and lunch.
The trail is still pretty wet, soggy, muddy and slippery in places. But we did ok.
There were only a few parts of the trail that were kinda sketchy for a little kid (a washout). Last time we did it, there had been damage from trees and the trail had been blocked. They’d fixed it and we had no issues this time.
It was a great hike!
It’s a pretty steep hike, too. Lots of uphill. Despite it being the hardest hike Logan’s ever done, he did a great job!
After the hike we drove a short ways to the beach. I’m not sure which beach it was but it was popular with surfers!
We had a picnic lunch on the beach. It was sunny and almost 70 degrees.
It was so nice! We had a great time. Then Logan played in the sand, of course.
And then Logan and I played in the surf. He loved standing at the edge and then running from the water as the tide came in.
We did that for a long time (surprisingly, the water wasn’t too cold!). Then Logan and I got hit with a big, surprise wave! I grabbed Logan and picked him up and ran for the shore! I was drenched from the waist down. Yikes. LOL We were ok and I wasn’t in danger of falling down but Logan did. Thankfully I was holding on to him and was able to pick him up quick. It wasn’t scary until like an hour later. Oy.
Since we were both drenched and it was around 2pm anyways, we packed up, changed at the car and Logan fell asleep immediately.
It was a great day, despite the wave drenching us. It was nice to get out of the city and get a mixture of woods and hills and beach! AND my new boots were GREAT! No pain at all!
Vickie
Fun! Loved the pics.
I am not sure if you have tried kayaking with him yet. We get single, sit ON’s normally. But when we kayak with a very young one, we put a strong guy in a double with the kid.
And if there are a bunch of us, we give the kid the water and snacks, and then the rest of us “pull up” for refills. Fun for them.
(And we put everything valuable in double plastic and a dry box, and lash everything extra with us. And we all have good quality water shoes. And we use half gloves made for lifting.)
Lisa Eirene
We haven’t tried to kayaking with him yet but it’s something we want to do. We want to get kayaks. Logan has had some swim lessons but not much. He starts up again soon! Hopefully next summer we can practice kayaking!
emmaclaire
Great that you like your Merrells – I love mine! I got mine first, then had to buy a pair for Hubby and my daughter. SO comfy, but great support. The older pictures from your previous hike sure show how fast kids grow and how swiftly the time passes, don’t they! He’s such a cutie 🙂
Lisa Eirene
Great! So far I love the new boots. They were comfortable but I felt supported and I didn’t slip on the trail (it was very slippery) like my hubby did (he was wearing his old Vasque boots). So that’s a good sign.
They do grow fast, don’t they!?!?
Marianne
Sounds like a fun day! Your beaches look so different than ours in Florida the sand is so dark and there is never anybody at the beach.
Lisa Eirene
Haha there were actually a lot of people at the beach. I just tried to get shots without them. 😉