Weekend Shenanigans: Fall Frolicking

{pumpkins for sale}

The weather over the weekend was perfect for a foray into the great outdoors for some fun fall activities. On Saturday, D, Leroy, and I piled into the car and headed out to Weaver's Orchard, where we picked up some apple cider, a variety of apples for pie-making, a pumpkin, and a bagful of apple cider donuts. After running a few errands at a few stores in the area, we headed off to French Creek State Park, where we let Leroy run off some steam and paddle a little bit in the lake.

{running down the park trail}

Leroy also did a little frolicking in the leaves, which he enjoyed quite a bit:

{happy dog}

On Sunday we continued our fall adventures by heading to Pemberton, New Jersey for a little canoeing on the Rancocas Creek Canoe Trail. We rented a canoe from Clark's Canoe Rental (which I highly recommend!) and went for a paddle up the creek.

{our little canoe}

We all sported life jackets -- one of our errands on Saturday included a stop at Petsmart to pick up one for Leroy. I figured if we had to wear one, he should, too!

{in the boat}

The weather was perfect for canoeing, the autumn leaves glittered in the gently flowing water, and all in all, we had a delightful paddle up and down the creek. (There were a few dodgy spots due to submerged (and not-so-submerged) trees from the flooding due to Hurricane Irene.)

{our turn-around point, where the creek became impassable}

We canoed upstream for about an hour and a half, and stopped off at a little picnic ground for lunch before heading back to from where we started. During our lunch stop, Leroy worked on his frisbee-catching skills (still a work in progress) and also worked on his swimming skills (he's a little unsure about that).

{picnic lunch}

The return trip down the creek (with the current) took only about an hour, and we were out of the water just after 3p, making our trip a total of about 4 hours, including our lunch break. I think we canoed a total of just over six miles. Fun times, indeed!

{along the creek}

Back at home we had a lazy Sunday night of "watching" football (the game was on; I spent the majority of the game completing(!) the crossword puzzle in the NYT magazine). Now on to another fun week of work! Happy Monday.