A Visit With My Sister - Part 2

My sister was visiting and we had so much trouble finding a snow free place to take the dogs, that our next attempt was in the camping area of Brasher State Forest:

The tall White Pines seemed to have protected us from late snows, and we had the added benefit of outhouses, just in case the need arose:

And it was indeed a beautiful area:

We never walked far from the road, but instead walked parallel to it as we passed beneath the pines:

This area was a former CCC project, and in some places it was obvious that these trees had been planted in rows:

The dogs were happy and didn't mind getting their feet wet at all. In fact, I think they enjoyed it:

We began heading back toward the road:

Almost to the road, I stopped for a photo of my sister:

And then we crossed the road and walked out on a peninsula which jutted into the reservoir, also a CCC project:

The dogs ran and played, alternating with stops to smell who had been there before:

They sipped the clean water, then continued running:

Alas, a freezing rain began, driving us back to the car. Though this was a fun visit by my sister, I cannot say the weather cooperated: