Mount Frissell, CT

Shawn finally had a weekend off and the weather was beautiful, so we packed up the girls and went hiking. We decided to hit the high point in Connecticut. Arilyn is getting too big for the backpack carrier, so it was her first hike actually hiking. She did fantastic! Had we known that the trail was going to be as strenuous as it was, we would never had attempted it with the girls, but they did great and it was a really fun day!

Addison and me getting ready for the hike.

Shawn got to carry Addison this trip.

Our little hiker, Arilyn.

This was a marker close to the beginning of the trail that marks the border between Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Arilyn leading the way. This was the easiest part of the trail- the very beginning. 

Then about 15 minutes into the hike, it got a little bit harder. There were many really steep parts of the trail like this that were all rock that we had to climb up. It made me pretty nervous, but Arilyn loved it!

It's hard to get the perspective from the picture, but this part pretty much went straight up. Shawn was trying to decide the best way to get up.

This wasn't the top of Mount Frissell, but the top of Round Mt., a peak on the way to the top. It was beautiful.

Arilyn and I at the top of Round Mt.

Finally, after about 2 hours, we made it to the top. This is the marker that mars the highest point. It's kind of funny, but the top of Mount Frissell is actually in MA. So we had to hike down a little bit until we crossed back into CT. The marker is on the borderline, so Arilyn thought it was pretty funny that you could stand on it and be in two states at once!

Addison playing with the marker.

We took a nice long rest and had some snacks while we were on the top.

The view from the top. It was a beautiful day- mid 70's and a cool breeze. Perfect for hiking!

We were so proud of Arilyn. She hiked the entire time, which total took us 4 hours. It was a lot more strenuous than we were expecting and Shawn and I decided that it wasn't the best trail for Arilyn's first hike out of the carrier. However, she did unbelievably well. She was getting tired at the very end, so for motivation we told her we'd get ice cream on the way home.

Addison enjoyed her ice cream, too!