Fort Jackson State Forest - Part 2

The dogs and I were hiking in Fort Jackson State Forest (see also Part 1, posted yesterday) and arrived at the banks of the St. Regis River:

The dogs always are overjoyed to come to a river, and this was no exception:

Jack and Daphne arrived at the water first. Daphne took a drink of the clean, cool water but Jack sat right down in it to cool off:

We'd had several days of rain, and I'd feared the river would be swollen and treacherous, but it was not. In fact, it was ideal for cooling off. This was the view northward toward the mighty St. Lawrence River:

And the view toward the south:

Seamus was feeling his age, with an old dog's heart and unsteady legs, so he never went into the water. He and Jack led us back up the bank to rejoin the trail and begin our walk back to the car:

We did begin our walk back to the car, but when I saw this easy water access, we returned to the river. Jack and Clover led the way:

Clover, Jack and Fergus marched boldly up to the water's edge:

And Daphne went right in:

Then the happy dogs explored the wet rocks along the river's edge. Seamus and I, both elderly and a bit wobbly, stayed back where it was easier to walk:

And then, once again, Seamus was happy to lead us back up to the riverside trail. I'll post Part 3 tomorrow: