Exploring Wolf Lake

The dogs and I were hiking the Wolf Lake State Forest loop trail. We had passed by Moon Lake and just arrived at Wolf Lake. I'd left the trail and was exploring the shoreline when Seamus discovered the lakeside lean-to. That meant we'd inadvertently arrived back on the trail: 

That glorious, warm, sunny day was tailor made for a dog to go into the water and Seamus did exactly that:

The rest of us explored the rocks, enjoying the sun and bracing ourselves against the strongly gusting winds. Look at that beautiful sky!:

A perfect day, an experience of wild, natural beauty:

To be honest, my sprained ankle was hurting and I was glad we'd arrived. But I also thought it was time to turn back and finish the hike back to the trail head before I became too lame. As for Seamus, he was just happy to be outdoors with his family in such a lovely setting:

We scouted around:

And enjoyed the warm sun and gusting winds:

Salty dogs, Daphne and Madeline, looked like seafaring pooches as they braced against the ever stronger wind gusts. It truly did feel like a day at the sea coast:

But we'd come less than half way at that point and there were more miles to hike before we could sit back down in our comfortable car. So we began following the trail back toward Moon Lake:

The sun's rays were beginning to slant just a bit and I knew it was well past noon. I figured we had several more hours of hiking:

But in such spectacular scenery I was so busy taking it all in and snapping pictures that time flew by. The sight of my tiny Papillons way up on top of that rocky ledge filled me with wonder. I'll post more tomorrow: