Bad Day for a Hike

It was a mild weekend by Minnesota standards, so we thought it would be a great idea to go for a hike. It was the opening weekend for deer hunting, so we knew we had to go somewhere safe. "Let's go to a State Park," we thought. "There won't be deer hunters there." WRONG. I guess they do let hunters hunt in state parks in Minnesota. When we arrived at Itasca State Park, they handed us a map of where the hunters are supposed to be and then gave us all bright orange vests "just in case." Needless to say, I was not very gung-ho to go on a hike after that. So, we had our picnic, went on a short walk then on a nice scenic drive to see men in orange with gutted deer in the back of their trucks. It started to rain anyways. It was a bust, but on the good side, Sadie took a nap on the way there and on the way home.